March 5, 2021
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Did you know? Multilingualism has been identified as key to achieving the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, considered a blueprint for a better future. This month—between UNESCO International Mother Language Day on February 21 and the International Day of Multilingualism on … Continue reading
December 3, 2020
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Here are four resources shared at the recent Raising Multilinguals: How? parent workshop, which may help parents of multilingual children. (Click to enlarge!) The Native Language @ ISB blog lists several websites useful for parents of multilinguals. See the Bookmarks (at … Continue reading
April 30, 2020
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Need some screen-free fun (and listening practice)? Children’s audiobooks in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese are available free at Audible Stories: Discover during COVID-19. Options range from novels to storybooks like Der kleine Siebenschläfer (The Little Dormouse) by … Continue reading
March 8, 2020
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Discussing academic concepts in all of students’ languages is a great way to deepen their learning at ISB. During the weeks of March 9-13 and 16-20 [March 17 update: international schools are closed until further notice], students will engage in … Continue reading
November 14, 2019
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When parents, faculty and administrators gathered for today’s Raising Multilinguals: How? workshop, they enjoyed a buffet of samosas, sushi, mangoes with sticky rice—and bilingual glossaries. The glossaries, organized by school subject and division (elementary, middle, high) are downloadable from the Metropolitan … 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
February 27, 2018
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In many ISB families, the parents speak different native languages. Both hope their children will learn both. But what if one parent works late or travels frequently? Can the other parent help the children learn both languages? Yes! Yale linguist Claire Bowern writes that it is OK to … Continue reading
February 21, 2018
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Today is International Mother Language Day, an observance recognized by the United Nations and long celebrated by UNESCO, with the aim of promoting linguistic diversity and multilingualism— “keystones of sustainability and peace” on the UNESCO International Mother Language Day 2018 website. ISB … 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
January 24, 2018
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The website Multilingual Parenting by Rita Rosenback, author of the book Bringing Up a Bilingual Child, offers practical tips for parents of bilingual and multilingual children. The site’s “12 things” post may be viewed in Italian (above) as well as English, Belarusian, Catalan, Chinese, … Continue reading