Internationals sometimes ask me about how one can make sure that during our stays “back home” we have meaningful conversations with our family and friends? Many internationals spend hours in planes, trains, cars, wait in long lines – in traffic, airports, train stations etc…. – having their journeys delayed on their way “back home” or […]
by Sareen McLay from www.switchthekettleonlove.com ‘What I wish I knew’ before I left my home country has become for me, as I think about it, really a series of what ‘I didn’t know then.’ It’s always going to be the little things isn’t it? The men packing up our house promised me the airfreight would […]
Multiliteracy is a tremendous asset for our children – but the path to becoming literate in more than one language is rarely straightforward. For teenagers especially, literacy development is shaped by motivation, school requirements, and the unique characteristics of each language
The most persistent misconceptions and misunderstandings about raising multilinguals and multilingualism explained
How can we handle interruptions in intercultural communications?
