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12 Common Myths and Misconceptions about Bilingual Children
Infograph listing some common myths about bilingual children and the factual information about them By Barbara Zurer Pearson, author of the book Raising a Bilingual Child Posted on...
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Raising Bilingual Children
PDF-file Written by the linguists Antonella Sorace and Bob Ladd Linguistic Society of America Covers the most frequent questions from parents about raising bilingual children and gives a...
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Language and Learning
Your Voice | 27 Jan 2010 Video where language experts Ellen Bialystok, Laura-Ann Petitto and Peter Gazzellone discuss issues to do with children learning multiple languages Created by Your...
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Raising Bilingual Children
Better TV | 1 Feb 2008 Video with practical tips for parents raising bilingual children Presents resources they can use in their direct environment View this item
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How to Teach a Child Another Language
eindividualhealth.com | 6 Jun 2011 Video by a speech pathologist giving al kinds of practical tips about raising bilingual children by answering common questions Topics include vocabulary and...
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Bilingual Education
Better TV | 18 Jan 2008 Video about bilingual immersion education Discusses the benefits to putting your child in a school where they speak another language View this item
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The Benefits of Bilingualism for Deaf Children
ASL students at University of Pennsylvania | 9 April 2008 Video about raising deaf children bilingually Discusses the advantages of mastering both sign language and spoken language View this item
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Bilingual Family Newsletter
Quarterly publication from Multilingual Matters Contains short, informative articles by professionals working with and by parents of bilingual children Readership from a wide variety of...
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Language Lizard
Website about dual language learning Aimed at teachers, librarians and families supporting children with diverse language needs Offers information on many topics, such as multicultural lesson...
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Interview with the creators of Growing Up Bilingual
Ivana Brasileiro - Who are you and what is your function at the University of Utrecht? My name is Ivana Brasileiro and I am an Education and Internationalisation staff member at the Economy Department....
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Issue 11 from Magazine ‘Kinderen in Europa’ (July 2007)
“This issue discusses languages in Europe, and particularly the appreciation of our multilingual society and the promotion of multilingualism in young children and their families.” Available...
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Taalstudio
Dutch website The Taalstudio (language studio) is the organisation of linguist Maaike Verrips Its goal is to make scientific knowledge available for practical purposes. Contains all kinds of...
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Bragging about a bilingual child
In this blog Linguist Ivana Brasileiro talks about her personal experience with raising a bilingual child. Don’t most mums think they have mothered baby Einstein? Well… I am no exception. I am...
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Kentalis
Dutch site about multilingualism in families with children who have communicative and/or auditive limitations Gives information and offers resources, such as books, which can also be bought...
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Mercator
Website of The Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, part of the Fryske Akademy Presents information collected via research about language learning and use...
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How to write your name in two languages
By: Manuela Pinto Writing his name properly has always been an important issue for my 6-year-old son. I have not yet managed to convince him that his name is the same in every language. He is called...
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10 Proven Brain Benefits of Being Bilingual
Lists ten ways in which the brain benefits from being multilingual, including heightened creativity and a faster response time. Interesting for those that are on the fence about bilingual...
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MELT research paper
Research paper summarising findings of the MELT project “Summary of relevant literature on early multilingual learning, related to European smaller state and regional & minority language...
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Successful aging and bilingualism
By: Merel Keijzer If there is one thing that this website hopes to achieve is to communicate to parents and to professional caregivers that there are many advantages to raising your child bilingually....
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7 Foreign Languages Today’s Business Students Should Learn
Discusses the importance of being able to use multiple languages for business purposes Goes through 7 languages that would be the a smart choice for bilingualism carreer-wise Refreshing look...
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The Babylab Utrecht: how do children learn language?
By Brigitta Keij & Liquan Liu Most children start to say their first words around their first birthday and this is usually a very special moment for parents. However, what most parents do not...
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Top 10 Ways We Sabotage Our Children’s Bilingualism
Discusses common pitfalls for parents who want to raise their child bilingually and gives tips to avoid and get through them Reminds parents to have a positive attitude to bilingual parenting...
View ArticleLanguage input with the aid of apps
By: Manuela Pinto For bilingual parents who are looking for books, games, movies for their children in different languages, apps for mobile phones and tablets offer new and fun possibilities. Every now...
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1. DRONGO Festival
DRONGO is a big festival about Dutch in a multilingual environment. For everybody living in a modern multilingual world and is trying to find their way in it. Is my language a problem or could it be a...
View ArticleBilingual from birth, literally!
When a new colleague of mine heard that I do research with bilingual children, she promptly informed me that she had two of her own. And then she hesitated, saying “Well, they will be bilingual when...
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10 Most Impressive Polyglots In World History
Article introducing ten hyperpolyglots, individuals who have mastered dozens of languages Great illustration of the possibilities of multilingualism and very inspiring for language learners...
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The power of more language
FORUM, Institute for multicultural issues, launched a magazine about language and multilingualism at school and at home. Language is an important factor in satisfactory participation in a...
View ArticleSpeech therapy with multilingual children: multilingual speech therapy?
By: Mirjam Blumenthal (senior researcher cultural and linguistic diversity at Royal Kentalis) Multilingualism is never the cause of a language disorder, but a multilingual child is just as likely to...
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DVD Meertaligheid niet fout, maar feit
DVD showing the communication in multilingual families with a child with an auditive and/or communicative disorder, how parents experience this and how professionals can best deal with this....
View ArticleLearning Dutch in Rome
By: Manuela Pinto In September I was in Rome to collect data of bilingual children (Italian-Dutch) for my research. My ‘informants’ were all children between 4 and 11 years, born in Rome, with mixed...
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Language Learning: The Importance of Making It Fun (and How to Do It)
Article about language learning for both children and adults Discusses how motivation is crucial for learning a new language and how motivation can be boosted whilst the ‘pain’ of language...
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Moeten allochtone ouders Nederlands praten met hun kinderen?
Article which discusses whether expat parents should speak Dutch to their children at home or their own native tongue Discusses different standpoints and views and the linguistic basis of the...
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Interview about the TRAM project
By: Sergio Baauw en Emmanuelle le Pichon Sergio Baauw is assistant professor at Utrecht University. He grew up bilingually with Spanish and Dutch and his research focusses primarily on first language...
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Happy New Year!
We are taking a break this month and will be back with a new monthly feature in February. For this month we would just like to say… Happy New Year!
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Best practices in Multilingual cities – Experiences from the LUCIDE network
With 27 members, the European Union is home to 23 official languages. Although we cannot say precisely how many unofficial languages there are (linguists do not even agree on the...
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Language confusion?
Raising young children can sometimes be hard, even more so when your child is bilingual. You think your teaching him a lesson about good behaviour, but before you know it you find yourself in the midst...
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3. Trilingual theater: I/Ik/Eg
For I/Ik/Eg, writer Oscar van Woensel let himself be inspired by interviews and movies that the Duch and Norwegian youth made especially for this project. About what they want, what they have to do and...
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Language Rich Europe : Trends in policies and practices for multilingualism...
Research article from the project Language Rich Europa Language Rich Europe is a networking project which brings together 1200 policy makers and practitioners from 24 countries and regions in...
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Language Rich Europe : Trends in policies and practices for multilingualism...
Based on the project results of all participating countries and regions the European recommendations were formulated. These European recommendations were presented on 5th March in Brussels during the...
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Come on, amiguinhos!
Last week I listened carefully to my three-year-old daughter while she was playing with her dolls: “Come on, amiguinhos! We are going to the playground”, said Motorista. “Não, não! Eu não quero ir pro...
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Happy Mother’s Day!
In the Netherlands Mother´s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. This holiday is known not only in the Netherlands but also in Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt,...
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Tweetalige kinderboeken.
Lezen bevordert het taalverwervingsproces. Er is een website waar u voorleesboekjes in twee talen kunt vinden: www.nik-nak.eu. In totaal is er de keuze uit meer dan 80 boekjes in twaalf...
View ArticleNot growing up bilingual but nevertheless with more than one language.
(This article originally appeared as “Niet meertalig opgroeien maar toch meer dan één taal” and was translated by Anastasiya Polozun). Not all children grow up bilingual. An increasing number of...
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Multilingualism
A new website about multilingualism for teachers working with multilingual children. The website provides answers to frequently asked questions. There are also links, materials and projects around...
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The Foundation NOB (Stichting Nederlands Onderwijs in het Buitenland)
If you are parenting your multilingual child(ren) abroad and the Dutch language is one of those languages, take a look on the website of the Foundation NOB. There is lots of useful information...
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10 Superb Psychological Advantages of Learning Another Language
People used to think that learning two languages created confusion in the mind. Jeremy Dean, a psychologist and the author of PsyBlog, represents 10 psychological benefits of learning another...
View ArticleMEERTALIG.NL
Een nieuw (inter)actief centrum voor iedereen die met meertalige kinderen te maken heeft wordt op 28 september 2013 oficieël gelanceerd. Op de site vindt u o.a. informatie, tips en columns....
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A new (inter) active center about multilingualism of the children On this website you will find information, tips and columns Meertalig.nl is an initiative of the Language Studio (the organizer of the...
View ArticleDutch education abroad is a concern for us all
Video: Eveline (This film is only available in Dutch.) This is Eveline, 8 years old. She speaks Dutch well, doesn’t she? Eveline has lived in Rome all her life. Her father, Joost, is Dutch, and her...
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