People might think, how is foreign language and math related. Besides the obvious part of being able to say math terms in another language studies show that there are other academic benefits of learning a foreign language. By learning another language at an early age it enhances the student's mental development resulting in an advanced development of their academic skills, specifically their aptitude in math. The following website talks about how math is effected by learning a foreign language.
http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/flsat.html
The following websites are also listed in the site containing more benefits of learning a second language.
http://www.yearoflanguages.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3651
http://www.learnalanguage.org/oflta/Benefits.htm
http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/brain.htm
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