Category Archives: Raising bi-lingual and tri-lingual children

Don´t take the Spanish people out of learning Spanish

Posted on 29 January 2013 by Georgina Howard

I am always amazed at the number of Spanish language schools in Spain that boast about their highly sophisticated language labs full of the latest technology! Surely, (I have always thought) it is far better to learn languages with real people? … Continue reading →

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Change of Language? Change of Personality?

Posted on 14 December 2012 by Georgina Howard

Once again thank you to Francois Grosjean, Ph.d. Emeritus professor of Psycholinguistics at Neuchâtel University, Switzerland, for his latest blog on bilingualism and personality change. Without falling into boggy ground over the definition of personality (something so difficult to define … Continue reading →

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National Spanish TV video

Posted on 14 February 2012 by Georgina Howard
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A Portrait of an English Mother in a Basque Pyrenean Sheep Shed. Autumn 2005

Posted on 15 April 2011 by Georgina Howard

I dug this paragraph out from my writings years ago when Marion was just 1 year old and it reminds me of many of those tiny cultural differences that I suppose I now take for granted. We wake up reeking of the … Continue reading →

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Mummy, I can’t speak English! (The languages used between bilinguals).

Posted on 21 February 2011 by Georgina Howard

On Friday, I sent an e-mail to François Grosjean, Emeritus Professor of Psycholinguistics, from the University of Neuchatel, about my 6-year-old daughter, Marion, and her tri-lingualism. Within hours François had emailed me a very personal reply of which I was … Continue reading →

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Tril-lingualism and the Maternity Ward.

Posted on 17 January 2011 by Georgina Howard

A fascinating subject I have long wished to tackle in greater depth is that of Marion’s tri-lingualism. My daughter is 6-years-old and is tri-lingual in Basque, English and Spanish. Before the umbilical cord had been cut at the birthing table … Continue reading →

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