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Multiculturalism

Is Disney TV Unhealthy for Bilingual Children?

by Corey
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By Corey Heller Photo: Loren Javier This past week my my children and I came down with some nasty illness. Lethargy, exhaustion and fevers abounded in our household. I wish I could say that I recovered quickly and was back in action with lightening speed but unfortunately that was not the case. Instead, my children [...]

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General Multilingualism

Why Children of Immigrants Need to Learn Heritage Language(s)

by Corey
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Growing up as the child of immigrants: parents struggle to assimilate into their new home, their children long to know where they belong. How does language come into play? Where does culture fit in? Why do so many immigrant parents choose to speak the community language with their children rather than sticking with their native [...]

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General Multilingualism

Blending the Multicultural Family: Is There a Recipe?

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By Natalie DeFee Mendik Photo credit: Muffet The World is My Oyster At just twenty-four, I blithely packed my bags and moved half-way around the world from the U.S. to Switzerland to marry someone I’d known less than a year. Taking with me only what I could fit into airline luggage, I set off to [...]

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Multiculturalism

The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS)

by Corey
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Multilingual Living is delighted to have the opportunity to spread the word about a fantastic organization: The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS). My husband and I have personally benefited from this program when we arrived in Seattle for the first time in 1995. It was such a relief to be picked up at [...]

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General Multilingualism

Some Languages Are Lost After Emigration While Others Are Maintained. Why?

by Jacomine
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By Jacomine Nortier Photo credit: Andrew Shansby In my last article, which was on borrowing and loan words, I ended with the observation that some linguistic communities are more keen than others to keep loanwords at a distance. Is it true or just a wrong impression that some linguistic communities are more caring about their [...]

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Ask an Expert

How Can I Help an ELL Child Feel Comfortable with His Culture & Accent?

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Dear Madalena, I am tutoring a Nepalese Kindergarten student. He has been in the US for about one year; and he had some basic English knowledge before he came here. I was chosen as his tutor, because I am ESL myself (I don’t have much of an accent, but I can relate). He seems very [...]

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Multicultural Methods

Multicultural Methods: Washing Up Around the World

by Corey
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QUESTION #1: What do you use these for? Washing the dishes. Washing the stove and countertops. Washing the bathtub, bathroom sink and toilet. Washing the floor. All of the above. I don’t use those at all. I use it for _____________.

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