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Young children don’t need to be taught language – they will pick it up if they hear it around them.
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The extent to which a language is valued in the mainstream community will determine its survival.
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Native speakers of English growing up in Australia have no need to learn another language.
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Families should speak English to their children at home if they want them to learn to speak English.
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It is impractical to expect children to learn to read and write in more than one language.
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Children’s errors in a new language should be corrected by the early childhood teacher or care-giver.
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