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Are accents a hinderance or a badge of honour? Someone asked me recently if I ever felt discriminated against in the workplace because of my accent, and if I would do anything to change it. I was quick to say no, but it got me thinking… and I would love to know how others feel about it. The nuances of …
This week I’m sharing my favourite podcasts about raising bilingual children. There are some really good ones out there, so get ready for the best podcasts for raising bilingual children! First, a note… All the podcasts below are in English. There will, no doubt, be podcasts about raising bilingual children in other languages, and I know that there are also …
The Language Show, Europe’s largest language show, has been running for over 10 years. I’ve attended the show for the first time in 2018 and below I share my notes on the event. The format The three-day show is free, with exhibitors, talks, taster classes and cultural events. The talks programme offers three strands: Language teachers …
As the school year progresses, slowly the target or minority languages starts lagging behind. It’s not uncommon for children who are very enthusiastic and speaking or answering to the target language in September to gradually replace that with the majority language. That was certainly the case for us last year. After Easter, we descended into a spiral of …
7th of September marks the start of a 5 week celebration of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world in the UK. The Mes amigo, or Amigo month, is a festival or celebration of the contribution of around 5 million people living in the UK who have Hispanic and Lusophone heritage. It’s not clear when this Hispanic – Lusophone celebration started (a …
When we visit Portugal, there’s so much choice that I go on a shopping spree for books and other minority language resources. Below I share my top places to stock up on Portuguese language resources in Portugal. Why stock up? Read this post about why reading is important and this one about what to look for when stocking up. You …
Visiting the home country on holiday, or another country where the minority language is spoken, is a great opportunity to stock up on resources. Below are a few tips on what to look for when stocking up on resources in the minority language when abroad, whatever your target language. Books galore Books are by far the most important resource. Reading …
As shared in my last blog post, by the end of the four weeks in Portugal I was rather pleased with myself and our progress. But now that we’re home, how are we going to make sure that the bilingual inroads we made will last? Making it stick This trip was as much for my benefit as it …
After the unbearable heatwave of last week we finally set off on our road trip adventure in Portugal. The Road Trip Actually, it was more of a mini road trip. We had intended to cover more geographic areas and to visit family around Portugal but as this was our last week, time was limited. We had intended to …
