minority language Archives – Page 4 of 26

Q&A: Is it necessary to arrange additional tuition for a child’s minority language?

by Rita Rosenback | Jan 19, 2017 | Coaches, Language development, Q&A How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Rita R

Question Hi, My question is, do you need to set aside time for language lessons either by parents or professional for the minority language? My 3-year-old daughter speaks Spanish (we live in Spain) and English (minority language) and she is well on her way to...

Q&A: How to introduce two minority languages to your kids?

by Rita Rosenback | Dec 29, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question Hi Rita, Thank you for the lovely pieces of advice. I am Mongolian and my husband is Italian. We have two kids aged four and and two years. We live in the U.K and we always used English at home. My daughters are absolutely great at talking and expressing...

Q&A: What to do when a bilingual school-aged child’s minority language is the stronger one?

by Rita Rosenback | Dec 22, 2016 | Coaches, Language development, Q&A How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Rita R, School-aged children

Question Hello, I wonder if you have any recommendations. My daughter is seven and has lived in Italy since she was 8 months old, however she didn’t start going to school till she was 5. At home I (mom) speak to her in English only and everyone else (including...

Q&A: How to pass on both Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese as minority languages?

by Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett | Dec 18, 2016 | Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett, Coaches, Literacy, Toddlers

Question Hi, Both my husband and myself are native in speaking Cantonese. We live in the US but we communicate in Cantonese with my 2-year-old as well. My husband is also a native Mandarin speaker while I speak Mandarin with some accent and sometimes just speak...

Q&A: How can a majority language parent help her child with two additional family languages?

by Rita Rosenback | Dec 11, 2016 | Coaches, Majority language parent, Non-native language, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question Hello Rita and other coaches! I'm Italian, my husband is Egyptian and we're currently living in Italy. We have a 6-month-old baby girl to whom we're speaking our respective mother languages. I have a few concerns which I'd like to have your suggestion...

Q&A: Bilingual parents – how to choose the home language and what to speak with your child?

by Rita Rosenback | Dec 4, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R

Question 1 Hello, I am a bilingual parent (majority English but fluent in Chinese) my wife is majority Chinese but also fluent in English. We currently speak Chinese at home to our 2-year-old son. Our assumption is that he will learn English naturally thru his...

Q&A: Should a parent stick to the minority language when others are around?

by Rita Rosenback | Nov 27, 2016 | Coaches, Grandparents, Q&A Being the parent in a multilingual family, Rita R

Question Hi Rita, I recently was recommended your site to get advice how to raise my son bilingual. Our family background. We have a 1-year-old boy, who's just starting to form some sounds. My husband is British and I'm Hungarian, we live in the UK. So far I was...

Q&A: How can a teenager who understands the family’s minority language also learn to speak it?

by Rita Rosenback | Nov 17, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A How to motivate a bilingual / multilingual child to speak a family language, Rita R

Question Hello! My father was born and raised in Germany. He came to America when he was 17. When people hear that he is from Germany, they ask if I speak German as well. Unfortunately, he never spoke to me and my siblings in German when we were small, so...

Q&A: The majority language parent also speaking a non-native minority language – recommendations?

by Rita Rosenback | Nov 13, 2016 | Coaches, Majority language parent, Non-native language, Q&A Choosing the right family language strategy, Rita R

Question Thank you so much for your website and for the opportunity to ask a question. My French husband and I have a 4-month-old daughter who we would like to raise bilingual in Australia. English is my first language, and my French is average. My husband and I...

Q&A: How to support a trilingual child when the minority languages are similar?

by Rita Rosenback | Oct 27, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question Dear Rita, My wife and I read your book and we strongly recommend it for other multilingual families. My wife is Russian, I am Serbian and we live in London. We are sticking to the golden rule that mother speaks exclusively Russian to him, daddy speaks...

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