By David Douglas Stuart.
Young Australian students are doing half of their education in Japanese under an ambitious program at a primary school in Brisbane's south.
Wellers Hill State School commenced its bilingual program in 2014 and has been described as "an exemplary provider of immersion" by the Queensland Department of Education.
A longer excerpt from Ghil'ad Zuckermann's interview where he outlines the benefits of native bilingualism can be seen here: https://youtu.be/pDxkFQvKh7s
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