Erika Hoff of FAU has found that minority language exposure does not have negative impacts on the acquisition of English in U.S. children. This study is the first to describe outcomes of dual language exposure in the context of bilingual skill levels of children.

“We found that early in development, children who hear two languages take a little longer to acquire each language than children who hear only one language; however, there is no evidence that learning two languages is too difficult for children,” said Hoff.

• Erika Hoff