Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq

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096: Q&A - How can I teach my child to write in the home language? Nov 24, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I give a mother advice on how to introduce writing for her children. She is looking for tips to teach writing in the home language which will be different from the one her children are learning in school. She is also looking for advice on what language to use at home and how to help her children with their homework.

095: Creating a language program in your child's school with Amanda Shong-Blahdgett Nov 17, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Amanda Shong-Blahdgett also known as Miss Panda. She is raising her two children to be bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English. Miss Panda is also the creator of the Let’s Learn Mandarin Chinese with Miss Panda album geared towards young children.

094: Q&A – How strict should I be with my child about answering in the target language? Nov 10, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a question from a father who is wondering if he should be stricter with his daughter since she is refusing to engage with him in the target language. I give him seven different strategies that he can implement at home. I also share with him the strategy we use in my family and which one the research has shown to provide the best results for boosting vocabulary.

093: 15 helpful tools to help you and your child learn a language with Lindsay Dow Nov 03, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Lindsay Dow, a private language tutor and the founder of Lindsay Does Languages. Lindsay believes in inspiring others to teach themselves languages. Whether that be in a face-to-face lesson with her, or through one of her Skype classes, or one of her blog posts or even one of her videos, she wants you to know that it is possible for you to learn a language! Lindsay shares 25 different tools to help you and your children learn a language!

092: Q&A - How to teach two languages at once and strategies to promote language development Oct 27, 2015

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On this episode of the Bilingual Avenue podcast, I share strategies with a listener who is interested in teaching her child two languages, English and Russian. I explain to her who the One Parent, One Language strategy works as well as the Language Time approach. I also walk her through a series of strategies that she can implement to promote language development for her little one from the early months all the way to the when her child starts making two word sentences.

091: Instilling a love for culture from an early age with Carla Curiel Oct 20, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Carla Curiel the founder of Mundo Lanugo. Lanugo is a Miami-based lifestyle and entertainment brand for preschoolers inspiring Latin at heart confidence and cultural pride. Carla shares with us how she has instilled a love for her culture in her daughters from an early age and has tips for parents who are looking to do the same.

090: Q&A - Is it too late to teach my older children a second language? Oct 13, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I provide advice to a mother who is concerned that she may have waited too long to teach her children Italian. Her children are 6 and 11 and although they are showing interest in learning the language, she is looking for suggestions on how to pass on the language to them. I give her some tips on how to motivate older children and find age appropriate content for them.

089: Tips and tricks to foster language development from birth to four years old with Nicola Lathey Oct 06, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Nicola Lathey, one of the top speech and language therapists in the United Kingdom. She is the author of the prize‐winning and best-selling book, Small Talk. We talk about how parents can promote language development with their children from birth to four years old. Nicola shares excellent strategies that parents can implement right away in their daily interactions with their children.

088: Q&A - Will my child fall behind academically if he attends a language school? Sep 29, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I check in with a mother who is concerned that her son may fall behind in Kindergarten if he attends a Spanish only preschool. I describe the different concepts that her child will likely be exposed to in preschool and assure her that many of them will be skills that he can transfer regardless of what language is being used for the instruction. For the skills that are language specific, I give her ideas on how she can incorporate them at home. I also share some ideas on how she can partner up with her child’s teacher to make sure she is able to help her son with the transition.

087: Learning language from our kids with Brynn Barineau Sep 22, 2015

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On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Brynn Barineau. Brynn is originally from Atlanta and has a BA and MA in International Communication from American University in Washington DC. It was while finishing her Masters that she met her Brazilian husband. Brynn eventually joined her then fiance in Rio de Janeiro and began teaching. After moving to Vitoria, she taught economics and American literature at Escola Leonardo Da Vinci. Brynn is currently working on building a career as a writer and publishing her first novel. She blogs at BrynninBrazil.com She has a four-year old daughter that she and her husband are raising bilingual in English and Portuguese.

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