Tag Archives: Code Switching

5 ways to react when Bilingual Children mix languages

May 10, 2009 in Bilingualism by L.
Does your child start a sentence with one langue and finish it with another? Yes, that happens a lot, but what this really means strongly depends on how you react to that. If you think you just react normal, keep reading, there are at least 5 different ways of reacting normal, they are all normal, [...]

Code Mixing and Code Switching in Bilingual Children (and Families)

April 30, 2009 in Bilingualism by L.
Code Switching and Code Mixing refer to similar, yet very different, ways of mixing languages. Code Switching happens when a person that speaks two languages mixes them, or say borrows words from one language, to be clearer and more effective in his/her communication.