Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq

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076: Q&A - How can split bilingual families maximize exposure to the target language? Jul 07, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a question from a listener who is concerned about her husband’s daughter getting enough exposure in Spanish. I share ideas on how to get the most out of their time together as well as maximizing the time when they are not together.

075: Preparing for your multilingual child from birth through the early years with Diana Limongi Jun 30, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I chat with Diana Limongi who shares all about her language journey including how she prepared for the arrival of her multilingual child.

074: Q&A - How do you increase exposure to the target language for your family? Jun 27, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share the five top things that I do to increase exposure in Spanish in the home specifically: having a consistent reading routine, chat with family members over Skype, narrate what I do to my toddler, elongating my toddler’s sentences and playing!

073: Be Bilingual – Practical Ideas for Multilingual Families with Annika Bourgogne Jun 23, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview book author and multilingual mom Annika Bourgogne. Annika provides advice for parents whose children are struggling to engage with them in the target language. She also shares tips for parents whose children are pushing back on learning to read in their home language along with inspiration for anyone on the language journey.

072: Q&A - What should I ask during a parent/teacher conference about my multilingual child? Jun 18, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a mother’s question who has a parent/teacher conference coming up at her son is school and wants to maximize her time with her son’s teacher. I include ten different themes to consider when meeting with her child’s teacher.

071: A Third Culture Kid shares her best tips and resources with Esther Brumme Jun 16, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Esther Brumme. She shares her personal journey as a Third Culture Kid and the many resources she uses at home to support her children’s language journey. You can learn more about Esther on her blog, thirdculturemama.com

070: Q&A - Am I putting too much pressure on my multilingual child? Jun 11, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I address a listener’s concern regarding his bilingual son. He worries that having to speak a different language to each parent may be too much pressure! I assure him that his son is just showing his multilingual abilities.

069: The adaptability of the multilingual brain with Dr. Arturo Hernandez Jun 09, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Dr. Arturo Hernandez. Dr. Hernandez is the Director of Developmental Psychology and the Neural Bases of Bilingualism Laboratory Director at the University of Houston. He discusses the potential bilingual advantage that speaking more than one language can provide. We also discuss how the multilingual brain can adapt for language acquisition.

068:Q&A - How to create a book exchange with friends Jun 04, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I walk through my recommendations on how to establish a book exchange with friends. I suggest a set of norms that should be established, how to manage the actual exchange of the books and how to create celebrations to get the participating kids excited about the activity.

067: An Irish mother's labor of love to provide language resources to other multilingual families with Joanne Wall Jun 02, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Joanne Wall, an Irish mother who together with her family moved to France so that her children could learn another language and reap the benefits of bilingualism. She is the founder of Eulingual.com and Lingowl.com, two websites full of language resources! Make sure to check out this episode's sponsor, FluentU.

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