"It's Hard Work But It's So Worth It": Everything You Need To Know For Raising Bilingual Children

Kerstin Cable — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:00:00 +0000

As a German native speaker who speaks English all day long, I find the prospect of bilingual parenting both daunting and fascinating. I have been looking for an expert on bilingual parenting, and here she is: Marianna du Bosq, host of the awesome Bilingual Avenue podcast, a show for parents who are raising bilingual children.

Marianna's incredible energy shines through and she's got SO many tips. I came away with so much more knowledge about what bilingual parenting is really like, and I'm convinced you will too.

Click or tap here to read the full show notes in my blog article on www.fluentlanguage.co.uk

In the interview, we'll talk about:

How much work do you have to put in as the "one language" parent of a bilingual kid
What agreements parents should set up with each other when they decide to do this
What Marianna does when she needs to reconnect with her husband and tweak her daughter's language environment
How to create a more immersive environment for children learning languages
Whether you have to hire nannies and tutors and do all the expensive things to make this work
How to overcome negative attitudes, and how to help a parent who feels left out when they don't understand their child
How to learn a language along with your child
What the school experience is like for Marianna's daughter who is in an English-speaking school
What the most popular and effective bilingual parenting models are..and which ones are not the best ones to try
Which episodes of Bilingual Avenue you should check out next (see below)

And most importantly, why raising a bilingual child is so worth the extra work and planning - Marianna makes a passionate case towards the end of our show so don't miss that.

I'd love to hear more about your own experiences of parenting in another language. Leave a comment below or find me on Twitter.

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Special Guest: Marianna du Bosq.

Becky Morales on Perfect Pronunciation and Having 4 Bilingual Kids

Kerstin Cable — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Hey, welcome to lucky episode 13 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast. In this episode, I'll be sharing a delicious foodie article and talking about Kid World Citizens with Becky Morales.

You Will Learn More About:

How Becky went from Maths major to Spanish lover in college
What it takes and what it means to become bilingual
How to put together a golden approach to teaching language
Why pronunciation can be something you master at any age if you only have time, dedication and fun
How to create an environment where you can learn a language to any level from your own home

Article of the Week

Top Five Russian Pasta DIshes on Transparent Language

Bonus! Recipes of the Week

Jewish Noodle Kugel

German Spätzle

Kazakh Beshbarmak

Tips of the Week

Out of the following three tips, Becky chose number 1 as her favourite tip - personalize your language learning experience by building your own vocab decks.

1) DIY your Memrise Courses

2) Start with Pronunciation (here's Gabriel Wyner's take)

3) Incorporate all the senses into your vocab learning habits (Science Daily)

Tips and Links from this Podcast

Support this Podcast through Patreon

The Top 10 Podcasts to Help you Learn a Language

Heartwarming video of Brazilian students practicing with elderly Americans

Kid World Citizen : Becky's Website

The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners, Becky's book on Amazon.co.uk and on Amazon.com (Buy through this link to support my podcast!)

Thanks for reading this article on Fluent, the Language Learning Blog.

Special Guest: Becky Morales.