When I first came across Bilingual Monkeys, I didn’t know it yet, but it was the beginning of my efforts to pay a lot closer attention to my son’s language learning. This is a short reflection I wrote for that blog. Thanks as always to Adam Beck for his editorial support and for maintaining such a cool website.
Source: Guest Post: What I’ve Learned From My First Two Years of Bilingual Parenting – Bilingual Monkeys
My son, Oliver, was born in a suburb of Hiroshima, Japan in the fall of 2013 while I was still busy wrapping up my masters degree at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. This is the story of our second trip back to my hometown, Asheville, North Carolina. Published on the great bilingualism blog, Bilingual Monkeys.
Source: Bilingual Travelers: Wedding Bells and a Bilingual Boost in the United States – Bilingual Monkeys
http://bilingualmonkeys.com/lovely-picture-book-that-celebrates-being-bilingual/
Source: Recommended Resources: Lovely Picture Book That Celebrates Being Bilingual – Bilingual Monkeys
Sometimes I face this argument: Your children can always learn the minority language later. Why focus so much on fostering this language now? Strictly speaking, this is true: children can indeed learn a second (or additional) language at an older age, given suitable circumstances. But this argument …
Source: Bilingual Children and Distant Grandparents: What We’ve Done – Bilingual Monkeys
The amazing beginning of modern OPOL
One Person–One Language and Bilingual Children | Psychology Today
For a full list of “Life as a bilingual” blog posts by content area, see here.
References
– De Houwer, Annick (2007). Parental language input patterns and children’s bilingual use. Applied Psycholinguistics, 28, 411-424.
– Ronjat, Jules (1913). Le développement du langage observé chez un enfant bilingue. Paris: Edouard Champion.
– Barron-Hauwaert, Suzanne (2004). Language Strategies for Bilingual Families: The One-Parent-One-Language Approach. Bristol / Buffalo / Toronto: Multilingual Matters.
François Grosjean’s website.
