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Top 10 Ways We Sabotage Our Children’s Bilingualism

by Corey
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By Corey Heller Photo credit: Leonid Mamchenkov As parents of bilingual children, we talk about our children’s language skills a lot. We examine vocabulary and grammar, syntax and pronunciation. We worry about speech impediments and language delays. We tell others that  our children can speak the community language perfectly but secretly wonder if they are [...]

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5 Concerns About Children Becoming Bilingual Answered by Prof. Fred Genesee

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Families around the world are raising bilingual children and living linguistically rich lives. Yet childhood bilingualism continues to be poorly understood. Why so many misconceptions and what can we learn from today’s research? By Fred Genesee Photo credit: Parker Michael Knight From Multilingual Living Magazine Language acquisition is an everyday and yet magical feat of [...]

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The Economic Value of Languages?

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By Jacomine Nortier Photo Credit: Ahmad Zamri “In my next article I will discuss the importance of maintaining the home language and why there is no harm in using a home language that is different from what the outside world is speaking.” These were my last words in July, before I left for a long [...]

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12 Common Myths and Misconceptions about Bilingual Children

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We are delighted to share a fantastic, colorful, fully-formatted downloadable infographic titled 12 Common Myths and Misconceptions about Bilingual Children. The first page lists the myths and the second page gives you the factual information for each.

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Does Learning Languages Make Kids Smarter? Bialystok, Petitto and Gazzellone Share Their Thoughts

by Corey
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Although we included this video in our May 1st Week in Review post, I wanted to create a separate post for it. Why? Because it is just that good! Watch it below to find out for yourself and then spread the word! What did you think of the video? Are you left with unanswered questions? [...]

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Should I Change Language Strategies Due to Language Limits?

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I’ve become concerned with the strategy my wife and I have taken with our son. Here is some background: Our son is 21 months old. My wife and I live in Canada and speak English with one another, this is our primary language. Our cultural background is Greek. Both sets of parents speak Greek fluently.

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Is it Too Late to Switch to My Mother Tongue?

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I come from Serbia and my mother tongue is obviously Serbian. I married a German and we live in Dubai where English is widely used. I do have an intermediate knowledge of German as well and my husband mostly speaks German with me. We have a 2 and a half year old son with whom [...]

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