Q&A: How to pass on two minority languages? What about adding a fourth language?
Question Hi, I have some questions concerning the language acquisition of my yet-to-be-born child. Her dad and I live in France and we always communicate in French, which is dad’s mother tongue and the only language he speaks fluently. We live in a 99% French...
Q&A: How to prioritise family languages and raise a trilingual child?
Question Hi, I would like some advice about how to raise our daughter speaking multiple languages. She is only five weeks old but I think we should work out what we’re doing now. We live in an English-speaking country. I am English but also fluent in Spanish...
Q&A: Three family languages – how to pass them all on? What about adding others?
Question Hello! I have a 4-month-old baby boy. I will stay at home with him the first year with a possibility of a few more depending on daycare availability. We live in Quebec, Canada. My native language is Spanish. I’m fluent in English, French, have a basic...
Q&A: How to prioritise between several family languages for your multilingual child?
Question Dear Sir/Madam Our daughter is almost 15 months old and we are seeking your advice on how to work on her languages. Here is the situation in our family: My native languages are Turkish and Russian. My husband’s native language is English. We currently...Newsletter
