Learning Foreign Languages is good for the brain
Even if I never found the source of the research in which this article is based, I´m publishing it because I really think that if you keep learning and speaking languages, your brain could “live” longer!
Read article here: Learning Foreign Languages is good for the brain
21.07.07 | bilingualism, statistics | CommentsRaising children bilingually
Raising children bilingually and biculturally should be something that ultimately brings you satisfaction and joy. This doesn’t mean you won’t hit many bumps in the road and at times feel like you are the only person in the world speaking your language.
“Ask Yourself: Why, What, Who, When, Where?“
In this article, Corey Heller, from the Bicultural family Network , explains some inicial considerations about raising kids bilingually and to help you start things off on the right foot.
21.06.07 | biculturalism, bilingualism, binational families, family, multicultural, multilingualism | CommentsFavorite Myths about Bilingualism
There are a lot of myths about being a bilingual person. Maybe you are bilingual and you did not know… A bilingual person uses two languages in the everyday life; but it does not mean that this person knows the two (or more) languages equally well and optimally.
Read the following article, written by an expert, and find out another perspective about Bilingualism.
Favorite Myths about Bilingualism by François Grosjean.
Need Advice in Raising Bilingual Children?
Have you found yourself hitting some stumbling blocks along the way in raising your children in more than one language? The Bicultural Family Network is specialized on helping multicultural families on how to deal with difficulties in raising bilingual and multilingual children. I strongly recommend the Multilingual Living Magazine if you´re interested in research, tips, advice, examples and more…
7.06.07 | advice, biculturalism, bilingualism, binational families, family, multicultural, multilingualism, tips | CommentsLife with Two Languages: An Introduction to Bilingualism (Book)
This book is also from F.Grojean, the same author that wrote Individual Bilingualism . I find his papers very interesting and profesional. You may also want to take a look to this paperwork:
Life with Two Languages
Individual bilingualism
In this paper, François Grosjean, from the Neuchâtel University in Switzerland, describes the bilingual person and addresses such issues as bilingual language behavior, the psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics of bilingualism, as well as the psychology of the bilingual individual. He also introduces the bicultural person and discuss topics such as bicultural identity and bicultural behavior.
Individual bilingualism. F. Grosjean. Elsevier, 1999
Making a third culture out of the two of us!
The smallest details of culture are the most difficult to understad, but they could be the cause of our everyday problems with the partner. If both partners learn how to talk about their cultural background and identity, you´ll learn how live togehter and how to create a third culture out of your both cultures. The following explains all about Identity and change:
MulticulturalCouples— Identity and Change. Harriet Cannon, 2006 (36KB)
14.03.07 | bilingualism, communication, family, identity, multicultural | CommentsBinationale Familien und Partnerschaften
Binationale Familien und Partnerschaften 2004 wurden in Deutschland 56.238 Eheschließungen mit Auslandsbeteiligung durchgeführt. Dabei haben die meisten deutschen Frauen Männer aus der Türkei und europäischen Ländern geheiratet. Die deutschen Männer hingegen haben sich für Frauen aus Polen und anderen osteuropäischen Ländern entschieden. Im selben Jahr wurden in Deutschland insgesamt 160.411 Kinder geboren, die von binationalen Ehepaaren entstammen. Übersichtliche Statistiken zum Thema bietet der Verband Binationaler Partnerschaften.
Zahlen und Fakten 2005, Verband Binationaler Partnerschaften (PDF, 425KB)
