Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq

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015: A language immersion journey in Bordeaux with Jennifer Poe-Faugere Dec 02, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Jennifer Poe-Faugere a mother of three bilingual girls, blogger, wife and regional tour guide in Bordeaux, France. Jennifer walks us through her family’s language journey including their move from the US to France and how each of her three daughters have adapted to the transition.

014: Q&A – How can I support my child if I do not speak the language(s) used by the school? Nov 27, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question with some ideas to support language needs at home. Many parents with children in multilingual schools do not necessarily speak every language their child is learning. I encourage parents to focus on promoting literacy skills, increasing exposure and staying connected with the school staff.

013: A look at a Spanish-English dual language school and how it incorporates Mandarin with Liza Sánchez Nov 25, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Liza Sánchez, mother to four multilingual daughters and founder of Escuela Bilingüe Internacional (EBI), the first independent school in California to offer Spanish-English dual language programs. EBI is a pre-kinder through 8th grade dual language school with classes in Mandarin starting in the 3rd grade.

012: Q&A – How to motivate children to continue to speak in their heritage language when they prefer the community language? Nov 20, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question to help him get his children speaking in their heritage language, Spanish. Since they entered pre-school and they are getting more exposure in English they engage with him in English. I talk about how to create opportunities where his children will feel the need to communicate in Spanish and also provide some tips and strategies on how to increase exposure to their heritage language.

011: Now "D" is always for Dinosaur with Úna McCarthy-Fakhry Nov 18, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Úna McCarthy-Fakhry, a mother of two bilingual girls who saw an obstacle and took matters into her own hands. Tune in to learn how Úna developed a multilingual alphabet to help her daughters and little linguists all over the world!

010: Q&A – How to introduce a third language when the parent is proficient yet not fluent in the language? Nov 13, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question regarding how to introduce a third language when the parent is proficient yet not fluent in the language.

009: Connecting with language and culture through music with Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou Nov 11, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou, a recording artists, folksinger, winner of multiple parenting awards, world traveler and mom to multilingual children. Daria discusses how languages can help create conversations from the heart and how music can help aid the language learning experience.

008: Q&A – How do you address parenting issues when only one parent speaks the minority language? Nov 07, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question regarding how to address parenting issues when only one parent speaks the minority language.

007: How one bilingual family is introducing a third language with Adriana Zoder Nov 04, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Adriana Zoder, a homeschooling mom, author, blogger and newspaper columnist! Adriana discusses how she is introducing a third language to her bilingual children, the challenges she has faced raising her children speaking English & Romanian and some wonderful proud parenting moments.

006: Hallmarks of a good language program & more with Dr. Ingrid Piller Oct 30, 2014

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Dr. Ingrid Piller, a Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Piller describes the hallmarks of a good language program, the linguistic environment in Australia, the many benefits of bilingualism and much more.

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