Teaching 2 Languages at a time (split from "When do I start?")

chispa

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Re: Teaching 2 Languages at a time (split from "When do I start?")

« Reply #30 on: August 11, 2008, 11:53:39 PM »

I love all the info. Yet, I didn't see much about exposing children to the two languages in print. What are the thoughts on that?


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Nikita

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Re: Teaching 2 Languages at a time (split from "When do I start?")

« Reply #31 on: August 12, 2008, 12:44:29 AM »

There's plenty of books on it and info on the net. Even articles in parenting magazines, and other forums on this topic alone!


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jeannonato

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Re: Teaching 2 Languages at a time (split from "When do I start?")

« Reply #32 on: August 22, 2008, 11:56:32 AM »

I´m have this experience. Interact with my little child only in English language while my wife speak only in portuguese. He is adquiring both language and this site is help me a lot. The flash cars from little reader, for exemple is so good. Soon I´m send you the result of this experience and my research about Second Language Acquisition for kindergarten children interact with non-native-speaker of English that I participate in my University - UEFS - Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana. I´m have some problems now, I don´t get to use the little reader because my permition expire, so I don´t get place the permition again.

Thank you

Jean


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nikzam

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Re: Teaching 2 Languages at a time (split from "When do I start?")

« Reply #33 on: August 27, 2008, 02:21:13 PM »

Here in Malta, speaking 2 languages is pretty normal.
Coming from an English background I find it easier to talk to my daughter in English rather then in our native language Maltese. Maltese is not out of the scene though. My husband and myself use Maltese between us and amng other members of the family so the sound of it is not new to Emily. Now that she is nearly 3, she tends to pick out certain phrases or words which she repeats. Sometimes I also point out words in Maltese that might attract her attention too. Another good thing is that I know that she will be exposed to the maltese language further once she starts school.
Through research that I have been carry out it seems POSSIBLE that a child picks up more then one language when exposed to them, even if this is done simultaneously.


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umm_amani

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Re: Teaching 2 Languages at a time (split from "When do I start?")

« Reply #34 on: April 13, 2010, 10:29:39 PM »

Hi I am new to this forum and to teaching my daughter (21 month old) to read but have found this post very insightful and useful. My husband is Arab and I am Gujerati but not fluent in Gujerati. My parents speak to my daughter in Gujerati and English, my hunsband and his family speak to her in Arabic and I speak to her English with some in basic Arabic and Gujerati now and again!

So far she seems to understand all three languages - but as she is in nursery the English is more prevalent now that she is beginning to speak..

I have just signed up to the 14 day trial and am glad to hear that I can use different languages with this...So it looks like I will be buying this.

If anyone has any other tips on teaching more than one language and what has worked for them when using little Reader or other tools it would be appreciated...

Reshmi (Umm Amani (Mother of Amani))


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