When I went to university I chose a sandwich course, one that allowed me to spend two years abroad in Madrid. That course was to change my life in a way I hadn’t expected. It opened me up to learning, a language, culture, traditions and enabled me to fall in love with travel, and a … Continue reading
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Book review of ‘Be Bilingual- practical ideas for multilingual families’
Hello everyone, I am writing a review on a book that I feel is amazing in its practical applications for monolingual, bilingual or multilingual families who wish their children to learn other languages other than their native tongue or their native tongue. I haven’t been paid to write this review by the way. I just … Continue reading
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How do I nurture my children’s Spanish?
As a language teacher, I am obsessed about my pupils and my children’s spanish learning. Last summer we spent three weeks in Spain and I can truly see the benefits even now. I’m hoping to repeat this language journey next summer and maybe enrol the eldest into a week long language camp to boost his … Continue reading
Why should my preschooler learn another language now?
Will he/she not get confused? Across the world it is rare for children to be raised monolingual (i.e. speaking only one language). Between 65-70% of the world’s children are being raised bilingually. Some countries can boast trilingual speakers. In the UK slowly with the Free school network there are a number of Bilingual schools opening … Continue reading
Multilingualism and travel
I recently attended a conference on Bilingualism in London about the facts that even bilingual parents sometimes do not manage to raise bilingual children themselves. I was kind of quaking at the thought given that I was raised monolingual and thought yikes ‘what hope have I?’ but thankfully the expert gave us strategies and tips. … Continue reading
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