Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq

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035: Adding a little mandarin to your multilingual routine with Toni Wang Feb 10, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Toni Wang a mother to three trilingual children and the artist behind “A Little Mandarin,” a collection of Chinese Children’s classics which she has given a new life with a contemporary sound and voice.

034: How should I address my family's concerns about our bilingual parenting choices? Feb 05, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I give a listener strategies on how to address her families hesitations about bringing up her son in a bilingual household. I chat about the importance of declaring your intentions, addressing any misconceptions her family members may have about bilingualism and suggest sharing the benefits of bilingualism to persuade the skepticism.

033: 4 common phenomena that children may experience when learning a second language with Dr. Alejandro Brice Feb 03, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Dr. Alejandro Brice, a bilingual speech-language pathology researcher and a Professor at the University of South Florida. Dr. Brice discusses with us four common phenomena that children may experience when learning a second language including interference, the silent period, code switching, and language loss.

032: Q&A – Should I worry about my child picking up my non-native accent? Jan 29, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question who is concerned that his son will pick up his Russian accent when speaking English. I discuss the linguistic behavior of children when it comes to accents as their speech develops.

031: MAMI Talks about her bilingual parenting journey in San Diego with Dariela Cruz Jan 27, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I chat with Dariela Cruz, the blogger behind MamiTalks. Dariela discusses her bilingual parenting journey including the struggles she had prior to establishing a language plan and the pride she now feels when she realizes how well her son has internalized his bilingual identity.

030: Aesop Fables for All Jan 22, 2015

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On this episode of the podcast, I share a project Bilingual Avenue is putting together in support of multilingualism and multiculturalism called Aesop Fables for All. Aesop Fables for All is a collective effort to translate and record a number of Aesop and other select fables, currently found in the open domain, in as many languages as possible. This project was inspired in part by International Mother Language Day which is celebrated on February 21, 2015.

029: Bringing up a bilingual child with Rita Rosenback Jan 20, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Rita Rosenback, a mother to two multilingual daughters and the author of Bringing up a Bilingual Child. Rita discusses the 7 C’s parents need to navigate their multilingual children: Communication, Confidence, Commitment, Consistency, Creativity, Culture and Celebration.

028: Q&A - Synthesizing to Enhance Reading Comprehension Jan 15, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I conclude the reading comprehension multiple part series discussing reading comprehension strategies. I introduce the last strategy, synthesizing and do a quick summary of all six strategies including making connections, visualizing, questioning, inferring and determining importance.

027: One family, three languages: A twist on the One Parent, One Language approach with Maria Babin Jan 13, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Maria Babin. Maria is originally from Southern California where she was raised bilingual by her Peruvian father and Mexican mother. She developed an affinity for all things French from a very young age. She followed that love to Brigham Young University where she studied French literature and early childhood language acquisition! She currently lives in France with her French husband and four trilingual children. You can follow Maria’s multilingual journey on her blog atTrilingualmama.com.

026: Q&A - Determining Importance to Enhance Reading Comprehension Jan 08, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I continue the reading comprehension multiple part series discussing reading comprehension strategies. This week we focus on determining importance to understand the big idea for both fiction and non-fiction texts.

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