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Multilingual Family: Winter Language Learning

by Corey
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Multilingual Living has been a little quiet lately. If you have been wondering why, it is because we have been busy using a whole bunch of words that we rarely use in Seattle. Words that have to do with this: and this:

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General Multilingualism

My Husband Teaches Physics in a Non-Native Language – Because He Can

by Corey
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By Corey Heller Photo credit: Waifer X My husband was born in Germany and attended German public schools. He started learning English in 5th grade and continued all through school. His teachers often had German accents when they spoke English and it is possible they made mistakes from time to time. But he learned English [...]

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Multiculturalism

How I (Unwittingly) Taught My Son to Hate the Chinese

by Corey
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By Corey Heller Photo credit: Snow Kisses Sky Fall, 2007 My son is 6 years old and we are talking about his upcoming birthday party. We discuss the foods that we’ll serve, how long the party will last, which games will be played, which kids will be in attendance and a myriad of other items. [...]

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Celebrations

How Santa Became Bilingual & Why Nikolaus Rules (Even Though He’s Monolingual)

by Corey
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By Corey Heller Photo credit: angelocesare Mum on the Brink got me thinking with her post Marrying traditions- Santa Claus, Sinterklaas and Mikulás. She discusses the trials and tribulations of combining the myriad of Christmas beliefs for her multicultural children. One traditional story says one thing while and another story stays something completely different. How [...]

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Families

Language Transitions: My Favorite Time of Day

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By Trisha Yonekura Originally appeared in Multilingual Living Magazine Bundled up in a puffy down coat and a knit cap, he almost pulls my arm off with his excitement. “Today I played with Hiroto-kun and ate an orange and blew bubbles.  Mommy, I am so good at blowing bubbles,” the words flow out in Japanese. [...]

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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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Multilingual Musings

Multilingual Road Trip! The Heartache of Saying Good-Bye

by Corey
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By Corey Heller Photo credit: TDC Digital As I wrote in my previous Multilingual Road Trip! posts (The Answer to Living Multilingually and When Languages Collide) my family and I have been traveling from Seattle (our current home) to northern California (my childhood home). Along the way we have experienced the immense beauty of people and landscapes. We [...]

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