In Paris and Berlin the multilingualism has its advantages. Especially for those with a migration background. If a team of researchers in France found that for the children of immigrants to learn the language of origin facilitates the learning of French, Germany, focuses on foreign languages from an early age. To promote early development of competence considered necessary for further integration in the host country. The federal program “Kitas – Sprache und Integration” foresees, in fact, the intensive teaching since nursery. Since March, more than 3 thousand Kindergarten have joined to the plan, which will continue until the end of 2014 with total financing of € 400 million. The aim of the German government is subsidizing the institutes located mostly in the poorest districts. Not surprisingly, most nurseries involved in this initiative are in the Länder with the highest rate of foreign population (25%). Between “Kita” already in place, half are in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia.
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