Teaching Languages

Moving Overseas to Raise Multilingual Kids: The “Firsts”

12 Comments / Education, Expat Life, Morocco, Multilingualism, North Africa and the Middle East, Teaching Arabic, Teaching French, Teaching Languages / By Amanda Mouttaki

I have two boys ages 10 and 7 who for a large part of their lives were monolingual, English speakers. We had always wanted to raise multilingual kids and introduce them to Arabic and French (the languages of my husband’s home country – Morocco). But we lacked the resources and drive to do so. Then …

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30 Tips for a Text-Rich Home

11 Comments / Multilingualism, Teaching Languages / By Jenny B

Raising children with two languages can feel like time travel. You try to live in the moment, because good parenting and good language teaching depend on being present. At the same time, you have to live in the past. Learning language takes repeated exposure, so you constantly revisit what your kids have learned. Yet, at …

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