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Professor François Grosjean – on bilingualism, language mode and identity

Professor François Grosjean – on bilingualism, language mode and identity

by Rita | Apr 27, 2016 | Bilingualism, Language, Language and bilingualism, Only happens to a bilingual, Recommended reading

https://youtu.be/Ky4nzxpeNAU Fantastic interview with Professor François Grosjean, my all-time favourite specialist on bilingualism, conducted by Fabrice Jaumont, Education Attaché at the Cultural Services in New York. The video is brimming with useful information,...

Code-switching vs language mixing

Code-switching vs language mixing

by Rita | Jul 1, 2015 | Bilingualism, Challenges, Language and bilingualism, Only happens to a bilingual

This is an extended version of a post from January 2013. If you are a bilingual like me, you know we all do it – mix our languages when we speak to other bilinguals. When we cannot think of a word in one language or if there is a better expression for what we want to...

Bilingual children – global citizens of the future

Bilingual children – global citizens of the future

by Rita | Jan 28, 2015 | Family life, Moving to another country with a bilingual / multilingual child, Only happens to a bilingual, Teenagers

Bringing up your children to speak more than one language has many benefits – this has been proven both through research and personal experiences of bilinguals themselves. If you have read my posts before, you know that I often emphasize the benefits to the extended...

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 5

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 5

by Rita | Dec 10, 2014 | Babies, Family life, Only happens to a bilingual

Further diary entries from the 100% fictional but totally real mother living with the ups and downs of raising bilingual children in a new home country. Monday Only two weeks to go now! All the gifts have been ordered - fingers crossed everything arrives in time –...

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 3

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 3

by Rita | Nov 12, 2014 | Family life, Only happens to a bilingual

Monday I really can’t sing … but I want my daughter to hear the songs my mum sung to me when I was little, so I do it anyway. D does fall asleep a lot quicker when I sing to her, but maybe she just pretends to sleep so she doesn’t have to listen that long … That said...

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 2

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 2

by Rita | Nov 5, 2014 | Family life, Only happens to a bilingual

The next installment from the fictional, but oh, so real diary of a bilingual mother. Monday I must get some new books to read to my kids. I know repetition is good, but I am really getting enough of the inquisitive puppy who gets into all sorts of trouble, not to...

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 1

From the diary of a bilingual mother, part 1

by Rita | Oct 29, 2014 | Family life, Only happens to a bilingual

A completely fictional diary based on very real situations from bilingual families. Monday Went to the shop with our youngest daughter. She loves the game of me saying the words for everything, and she points at what feels like every single item in the shop and I...

Bilinguals and accents

Bilinguals and accents

by Rita | Oct 9, 2014 | Bilingualism, Language, Language and bilingualism, Only happens to a bilingual

Should you be able to speak a language without an accent to call yourself bilingual? Can you acquire a native-like accent in a language you learn later in life? Do others guess where your accent is from? Does it really matter? Do you care? I have recently discussed...

Many languages, one identity

Many languages, one identity

by Rita | Oct 1, 2014 | Bilingualism, Language, Language and bilingualism, Only happens to a bilingual

In a recent radio program on multilingualism the bilingual poet and Professor Gustavo Perez Firmat stated that he feels very differently about his two languages, with English being a happier language than Spanish. He also answered ‘Yes’ to the question whether he felt...

Bilingual children might surprise you …

Bilingual children might surprise you …

by Rita | Aug 27, 2014 | Babies, Being the parent in a multilingual family, Bilingualism, Challenges, Only happens to a bilingual, Teenagers

Kids tend to come with surprises – raising a child in more than one language can only add to the bewilderment. Bilingual children can certainly surprise their parents (and others), because they … … sometimes refuse to speak one of their languages There are several...

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