Tag Archives: Non native-speaker

8 reasons why you don’t have to be a native speaker to teach your child a language

October 29, 2009 in Non native-speaker by Bilingual For Fun
More and more parents are teaching their children a second language they themselves don’t speak as native speakers. Even more parents would like to do but don’t dare. The assumption that only native speakers can teach their children a second language is deep rooted but not supported by any evidence, on the contrary, it is [...]

The expert’s advice: English as a third language

June 28, 2009 in Real Life, Research by Bilingual For Fun
After writing on English as a third language for bilingual children, we received comments and questions from parents who feel that once they are raising their child bilingual it would be a pity to miss English out, and wonder whether they can at least help their children familiarize with the language. We asked the opinion [...]

Summer vacation options for Italian-English bilingual children

May 30, 2009 in Bilingualism by L.
 An italian mom who is raising her child bilingual in English, although none in the family is an English native speaker, asked some tips about how to find Enlish speaking opportunities for the summer vacation. Of course a trip is always a good idea, although the trip is expensive and is always done with family, [...]