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Get Local - U.S.
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Teach Kids Spanish
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El lunes empieza la semana de " Week of Mamas Blogueras" en www.spanglishbaby.com. Cada dia una mama bloguera escribira sobre los temas bilingues, la cultura, el aprendizaje del idioma, los ninos, etc. :)
Hola! Gracias por crear este grupo.
El mio: www.bilingualfun.blogspot.com
Por que compartir en nuestro idioma es mejor!
Profile Information
- What is your blog link?
- http://www.bilingualfun.blogspot.com
- What is your twitter URL?
- http://www.twitter.com/BilingualFun
- A little about yourself...
- I am a mom of 2 children and entrepreneur. I have a busy life caring for my children and running my business The Bilingual Fun Co, www.bilingualfun.com
- What are your areas of interest?
- mommyhood, business, twitter, work-at-home, travel, fashion and beauty, fitness/weight loss
Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 5:52pm on March 12, 2009,
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- At 11:16am on February 26, 2009,
Kerita said…
- Hola!! esta bastante interesante tu blog, me gusta mucho
- At 6:57am on February 24, 2009,
Eleanor Ross said…
- HI Jen, tried to e mail you regarding links however somrthing not quite right with e mail. E mail me with your link txt and I will get back to you, Eleanor
- At 9:07am on February 18, 2009,
Gore said…
- Bienvenida al grupo, tienes un blog muy interesante por la mezcla de cultura =D
que estes de maravilla
- At 8:35am on February 10, 2009,
Eleanor Ross said…
- Hi Jen ,great site, I shall add it to mine as a resource, Eleanor
- At 4:17am on January 25, 2009,
Chic Mom said… - Hi, I love your website. I am trying to talk more in spanish at home, so my children can learn. I think its so important. Great Job!!
- At 2:46pm on December 15, 2008,
Carla said… - Great to see you on here! Love your company =)
- At 2:45pm on December 14, 2008,
simple said… - Hola! No se habla espagnol muy bien--es nada granda? Je parle le francais tres bien et facilement, mais c'est car un prof francais d'origine Belge qui m'enseignais il y a vingt ans.
Hello,
I am fluent in two languages and speak several others. However I would like to share my experience with those of you interested in bilingualism.
With total repect for your efforts, and your experience as a Educator, I can see that your instructional objectives are reasonable and well founded.
However this is a complex subject and I make my thoughts short. It seems that bilingual children possess an advantage over other native born Americans who learn second and subsequent languages. Yet for this to occur, they must be immersed in environments that include speech of the target language from those most beloved, and including the family dog, cat and any other important part of their day to day life. Without this, they are 2nd language speakers.
True bilinguals don't often master either language because they share the vocabulary of their total language base between the two languages. Thus in standardized testing their verbal score may be lower because it most often is administered in English. Much research has demontrated these two points of language aquisition.
Further, as one from a bilingual household, now in my 40's, I will say that my experience with language has been lengthy. I came to school illiterate and unable to read or write English or in my "other language," however by the 4th grade our school district offered language instruction.
I was enrolled and my experiences began with the then in vogue TPR method. I can say that at the end of instruction, my results were less than optimal. While I came in already speaking and learned a few things, I arrived in High School still largely illiterate, unable to write correctly or spell. It was a nightmare that continued for me thru high school and into college. The high schools teachers' found this method unsatisfactory by the mid 1980's it was not much in use for the reasons I've mentionned.
I consider myself a victim of well intentioned, but ineffective TPR instruction. As a foreign language teacher today and as a speaker of several different languages, I would not advocate TPR for any family that has biligualism as a goal.
My own children today are (again) bilingual as a result of their home environments and continous contact with their extended family members as well as their parents. I sent them to school to learn how to read and write, like mine and my husband's parents did for us since we both come from bilingual households. They are top students in their foreign language classrooms . My elder scored a 34 on his verbal portions of the ACT.
Finally, I say my house speaks "Franglais" very happily, because the words mean the same to us, whatever the language.
- At 5:58pm on December 12, 2008,
Robin Burgoon said… - I just found your twittermoms profile and your blog, and I really like how you're teaching Spanish to your children, and others. As a lover of languages, I definitely agree with teaching languages to children! I'm working on French and ASL (or at least signed vocabulary, if not grammar) with my 3.
Can't wait to learn more about your business!
- At 9:33pm on December 8, 2008,
Megan Calhoun said… - Not yet..I'm waiting to hear back from Global Wonders. They are taking a long time...uggg.
