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Bilingual Homeschooling: How to Use Visual Dictionaries & Word Books for Language Learning

by Maria
picture_book

By Maria Hawkin Photo credit: Le Petit Poulailler Once we started down the bilingual parenting road seven years ago (see my post on how we got started) I was energized and passionate and jumped in with both feet.  I was reconnecting with my Spanish language and culture that I had often ignored since college and [...]

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Bilingual Homeschooling: How We Got Here

by Maria
writing

By Maria Hawkins Photo credit: Erin Kohlenberg About 5 years ago we were visiting my sister and brother-in-law and they asked if we would ever consider homeschooling (they were a few months from having their first baby and thinking perhaps it was a good option for them).  At the time my son was on the [...]

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Can Multilingual Sports Stars Encourage the Love of Language and Culture in Our Children?

by Corey
Photo Credit: © Orlando Florin Rosu

With the World Cup South Africa 2010 in full swing, we see over and over again multilingualism in vivid action.  Players from different countries, training in international locations with trainers who speak different languages, interacting with diverse people and players and fans.  Being a sports star ain’t what is used to be! Have you ever [...]

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Bilingual Homeschooling: World Cup Language Learning!

by Corey
International Soccer Ball

Author’s Note: I’m excited to say that Sarah at Bringing Up Baby Bilingual chose this post as part of the July Blogging Carnival on Bilingualism!  I’m so very honored to be a part of this fabulous group of bilingual bloggers!  Please check out their entries – you will be inspired from head to toe by [...]

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Interview with Corey Heller on Bilingual Homeschooling

by Corey
Multilingual Living founder, Corey Heller. Photo taken by her 6 year old son.

An interview with Corey Heller, founder of Multilingual Living and Multilingual Living Magazine.  She homeschools her three children in German and English.  Interviewed by Alice Lapuerta, Editor of Multilingual Living Magazine. Alice Lapuerta: Do you create a curriculum to make sure that you are teaching your kids the same things that other kids are learning [...]

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Bilingual Homeschooling: Teaching Children at Home

by Corey
homeschooling kids

By Corey Heller “Last year when my son started school, things really started to change,” reported a woman in my seminar on Raising Bilingual Children. “I can’t get him to say one word in Chinese anymore.  He even said that he hates it when I speak Chinese with him!” Another woman piped in saying “Now [...]

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