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| Subject: | Two Languages Simultaneously by One Parent |
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| Question: |
Hello, I would be very grateful for your views. My situation / background is as follows: Our boy is now 2-years old. My Swiss wife speaks to him in German (local language). I have been speaking to him in Arabic since birth. Since 2-weeks ago, however, I habe been speaking to him simultaneosly in Arabic (my native language) and English (my strongest language). By 'simultaneously', I mean I essentially repeat the same sentence twice, once in Arabic and immediately following in English. It doesn't come too unnaturally to me and I suspect I've been sucessful (repeating each sentence twice) two-thirds of the time. Would you have any opinions on this approach? Might you recommend an alternative? Thanks very much, Yours sincerely, Bashar Switzerland |
| From: | Bashar |
| Date: | 17-Nov-2012 |
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