Tag Archives: Bilingualism and Society

OPOL on the Beach

July 29, 2009 in Bilingualism by Bilingual For Fun
I recently landed on a beach, together with A. of course, like most Italians this time of the year and I want to share some reflections on the experience of using the One Parent One Language technique (OPOL), outside of one’s habitat .

Bilingual children, grandparents and extended family

July 2, 2009 in Bilingualism by L.
Quite often in OPOL families parents give up using the minority language in presence of the extended family, a sign of respect towards those who don’t understand the language. It is certainly a very good thing to involve the whole family, but it doesn’t necessarily need to happen at the minority language’s expenses. And by [...]