Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq

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055: A professional translator shares her family's trilingual journey with Hanna Cheda Apr 21, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Hanna Cheda. Hanna is a corporate translator, interpreter and a writer. She currently lives in Poland with her family and is raising her children, together with her husband, with Polish, Spanish and English. Hanna shares how she’s incorporating all three languages into her household.

054: Q&A - How can I establish a support network? Apr 16, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a question from a listener who is wondering if she should try to establish a support network for her language journey. I talk about my thoughts on the value of building a network with other parents and provide some ideas on how parents may be able to find other multilingual families.

053: Using visual aids as a tool on your family's language journey with Jenny Kung Apr 14, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Jenny Kung, the creator of the English Student. Jenny is a firm believer in the power of clear, simple and colorful visual aids in promoting effective learning which lead her to the creation of her website the English Student. Her website now offers a collection of free visuals to learn English and so we’ll be chatting today about the power of visuals for learning any language and how you may be able to leverage this great tool!

052: Q&A - Will I ever feel completely comfortable speaking a language other than the community language to my kids in public? Apr 09, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a question from a mother who often feels awkward speaking to her daughter in a language other than the community language. She asked for my personal experience and wondered if she will ever feel comfortable talking to her daughter in Russian in public. I share my experience and encourage her to keep trying it for a few months before giving up.

051: A second generation mom's quest to pass on her heritage language to her children with Betty Galvan Apr 07, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, Betty Galvan, a former teacher turned stay-at-home-mom, turned blogger and freelance writer raising three bilingual sons. Betty describes some of the challenges she faces as a second generation Mexican American raising bilingual children while also sharing her proud parenting moments.

050: My father's personal experience raising bilingual children and his lessons learned Apr 02, 2015

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On this episode of the Bilingual Avenue podcast, I interview my father, José Hennig! We talk about his own language journey, our transition to our new community in the United States and his lessons learned from his experience raising three bilingual children. It’s an emotional interview for me while full of great advice for other parents facing a transition.

049: Supporting Dual Language Learners in the Classroom with Dr. Lisa Lopez Mar 31, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Dr. Lisa Lopez, an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of South Florida. Her research agenda involves furthering our understanding of, and improving upon, the educational and environmental opportunities of Latino children in the United States. Dr. Lopez shares with the audience the strategies that work best to support the learning needs of dual language students in the classroom including what instruction models work best.

048: Q&A - How can our family maximize a trip to a location that speaks our target language? Mar 26, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share with a listener my thoughts on how to leverage a family trip to Puerto Rico to increase exposure for his kids in Spanish, their family target language.

047: Celebrating your child's little lexicon with Ryan Cole Mar 24, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Ryan Cole. Ryan is an America father living in the Czech Republic where he is raising two bilingual boys together with his Czech wife. He is also the creator of a website application called a Little Lexicon which lets you translate and share your bilingual toddler’s vocabulary with friends and friends.

046: Q&A - Will I confuse my child if I read books in more than one language? Mar 19, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a mother’s question regarding whether she will confuse her child if she reads books in more than one language. I share with her the pros and cons and how to go about making a distinction between the two languages when reading. I share my thoughts on how reading in both languages can demonstrate to your child the abilities you gain as a multilingual.

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