September 17, 2018
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Many multilinguals at ISB will observe special days this week, from Yom Kippur to Respect for the Aged Day. Students in ES morning Japanese enrichment, an activity led by parent volunteers twice weekly, wrote letters to older relatives recently for … Continue reading
June 10, 2018
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As the 2017-2018 school year comes to an end, we wish you a happy holiday! Olga Steklova sends you off with a column on translation games. Our young granddaughter Michelle, like most multilingual children, has a natural ability to switch … Continue reading
May 8, 2018
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Buying picture books in Romance languages in Asia can be a challenge. Did you know that the ES Hub (ES Library) offers online picture books in French and Spanish via TumbleBookLibrary.com? Here are the steps to view a selection of … Continue reading
April 12, 2018
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Happy New Year! As ISB prepares for Songkran (Thai New Year), here’s to enjoying all of our languages over the holidays.
April 5, 2018
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A lot has been said here about balancing languages—and we have noted that much depends on our goals, needs, and available resources. Just as plants depend on the quality of soil and environment for their optimal growth, so children’s growth and … Continue reading
March 21, 2018
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Not long ago, ISB welcomed education researcher Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, who teaches the course “Neuroscience of Learning” at Harvard University. Dr. Tokuhama-Espinosa’s books The Multilingual Mind and Raising Multilingual Children are helpful reads for ISB parents, and available to borrow in two places: the ES Hub and the Learning Design Center. Please stop … Continue reading
March 14, 2018
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Staying motivated to practice a native language can be tough. In this TEDxYouth@ISBangkok speech given in March 2016, former ISB student Hantz Hessouh shares his reasons for maintaining his native French. This video was discussed by ISB grade 8 EAL students on International Mother Language … Continue reading
February 9, 2018
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François Grosjean is an emeritus professor of linguistics at Neuchâtel University, Switzerland, whose blog Life as a Bilingual appears in the Bookmarks on the right side of this blog. Grosjean has been quoted as saying “the need factor is crucial” for young multilinguals: They must experience regular … Continue reading
May 15, 2017
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Perspectives on bilingualism / language maintenance
May 9, 2017
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Parent questions