1 - No passa màgicament Els nens no es tornen bilingües gràcies a la “màgia”. Hi ha un mite molt persistent que diu que “els nens són com esponges quan es tracta d’aprendre un idioma” i que aprendran tots els idiomes que escoltin amb freqüència – això no és cert. Si,...
1 - Não acontece como num passe de mágica As crianças não se tornam bilíngues como em um passe de mágica. Há um mito persistente que diz que as “crianças são como esponjas quando se trata de idiomas” e que elas aprenderão todos os idiomas que ouvirem regularmente –...
1. 这不是魔术 小孩不是靠”魔术”而有双语能力。一个存在已久的迷思，”小孩子像海绵吸水一样清松的学习语言，而且他们能学会他们常听到的语言。”这是完全错误的。确实，在良好的条件下，孩子能自然成长而学习他们的家庭语言，但这不是理当所然的。 2. 你需要计划 要追求成功养育双语小孩的最高机会，你必须事先计划。你希望孩子的流利程度？写作和阅读？谁说什么语言，什么时候说？要和家人讨论，并且同意这些目标。 3. 一致性非常重要...
1. 這不是魔術 小孩不是靠「魔術」而有雙語能力。一個存在已久的迷思，「小孩子像海綿吸水一樣輕鬆的學習語言，而且他們能學會他們常聽到的語言。」這是完全錯誤的。確實，在良好的條件下，孩子能自然成長而學習他們的家庭語言，但這不是理當所然的。 2. 你需要計畫 要追求成功養育雙語小孩的最高機會，你必須事先計畫。你希望孩子的流利程度？寫作和閱讀？誰說什麽語言，什麽時候說？要和家人討論，並且一起同意這些目標。 3. 一致性非常重要...
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...
No two multilingual families are the same and children learn their languages differently, but some things that parents of bilingual children experience seem to be universal. As a parent bringing up your child to speak more than one language, you… 1. Become more aware...
Today’s post is a bit different from my usual Wednesday posts, mainly for two reasons: 1. Yesterday I posted “Fun ways for your kids to learn new vocabulary” as a host for Multicultural Kid Blogs August blogging carnival. If you visit all the blogs included in it you...
Since you clicked on the link, I presume you are looking for ways to motivate (your) kids to learn new words in your own or another language. You are in for a treat! Whether you are a parent, grandparent, homeschooler, childminder or teacher – read on and you...
Question Thanks for your blog, it definitely gives some motivation to maintain all languages spoken by the family. I need your advice regarding talking to a child in a language that was learned, not mother tongue or second language from the family. Me and my husband,...
Some time ago I wrote a post on what you need to consider when you want bring (back) a family language into your child’s life. I also wrote a piece on motivating your child to use the minority language and become an active bilingual. Many parents have asked me to...