Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq

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045: The Power of music for language learning with Susanna Zaraysky Mar 17, 2015

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On this episode interview Susanna Zarayski! Susanna has studied eleven languages, and speaks eight of them. She is the author of the books, Language is Music also available in Spanish, Portuguese Russian and English. Her goal is to empower people to use music and media to learn foreign languages. We chat about how music can help you and your child learn a language.

044: Q&A - Should I be concerned that my children switch languages when talking to each other? Mar 12, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I address a mother’s concern about her daughters switching between English and French when speaking to each other. I describe code switching and language borrowing and whether or not they should be of concern.

043: Learning the Language of a Mother with Audrey Kratovil Mar 10, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Audrey Kratovil who grew up in a monolingual English-speaking home yet her love Spanish led her on a path where she now speaks exclusively to her daughter in her second language. Audrey shares great insights from her language journey.

042: Q&A - How do you manage family time when one parent is monolingual? Mar 05, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share how my family spends family time even when we are not all speaking the same language! I specifically share how we manage dinner time and play time!

041: Strategies to help you navigate multicultural and multiethnic family relationships with Harriet Cannon Mar 03, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Harriet Cannon, a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 25 years of experience and co-author of the book titled Mixed Blessings: A Guide to Multicultural and Multiethnic Relationships. Harriet shares the joys and challenges that a couple may experience when raising multilingual children and strategies to navigate these relationships.

040: Q&A - Tips to help your child transition to the community language Feb 26, 2015

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On this episode, I expand on a question I provided on a Google Hangout on International Mother Language Day. I give the listener some tips on how to help his children transition to the community language. We also discuss ideas on how to increase exposure without having the exposure come from the parents.

039: Achieving a family's language goals by listening to mom's advice with Joyce Giraud Feb 24, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview actress, producer, philanthropist and mother, Joyce Giraud. She shares with us her family’s bilingual journey and how her mother’s advice to be patient and persevere gave her the motivation to stay committed to her sons’ language learning.

038: Q&A – Which third language should I introduce to my children? Feb 19, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share my thoughts with a listener on which language she should introduce to her children. She is deciding between French which is spoken by a larger percentage of the population and Italian which she is very passionate about. Tune in to hear my recommendation.

037: Addressing common misconceptions about multilinguals with Madalena Cruz-Ferreira Feb 17, 2015

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On this episode, Madalena Cruz-Ferreira talks bout some common misconceptions about multilinguals. Specifically, we discuss the following myths: Multilinguals can learn languages easily, but only in childhood; Multilinguals don’t have many languages, they have many half-languages; Mulitlingualism should be encouraged but only in languages that matter; Multilinguals are multilinguals because they are gifted for languages.

036: Q&A – Should I communicate with my child in a non-native language if I am not fluent? Feb 12, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share my thoughts with a listener who is proficient in English but not completely fluent. I give her some words of encouragement while suggesting some ideas to support and infuse more English into her interactions with her son.

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