Tag Archives: Bilingualism

Bilingual children in non bilingual families

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Since I started talking about bilingual children in non bilingual families, mostly on my italian blog Bilingue per Gioco, I have been flooded with testimonials from non native speaker parents who are going through this experience. It was really a great surprise, this is a form of bilingualism nobody talks about, there’s absolutely no research [...]
Posted on April 29, 2010

Research says children learn languages in the womb, and cry accordingly…

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This is a very interesting article, it shows that as they are born children already “speak” their mothertongue, i.e. the way they cry depends on the language they have been exposed to in the womb: The crying song. Now this is very interesting for me… I’ve been living in London and speaking practically only English [...]
Posted on November 12, 2009

The Advantages of Bilingualism and of Raising Children Bilingual

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Growing up bilingual has many advantages from different points of view, analytic skills development, personal satisfaction and identity just to name a few. Here is some food for thought for all parents debating whether to raise their child bilingual, an overview of the major pro of bilingualism:
Posted on April 26, 2009

What are the cons of Bilingualism?

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The debate about the pro and cons of Bilingualism is often an ill informed one. It is quite common to think that Bilingualism can cause problems to children, but these are just prejudices. Let's look at some of the most common myths about Bilingualism.
Posted on April 25, 2009

When to start with Bilingualism

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In short it’s never too early to start introducing a second language to a child, and it’s never too late to start… on this point there is unanimity among experts. That means that if you have a baby, or you are about to have one, the best thing to do would be to start straight [...]
Posted on April 25, 2009

Playgroups help bilingual children speak English, or French, or German…

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Parents who want their children to learn a language early on normally speak the language with them, but often realise that the child doesn’t want to speak the language. In fact hearing a language only from one or two persons is not enough, babies are thus missing the opportunity to interact with more people in that language, [...]
Posted on April 25, 2009