One of the biggest struggles during a hot summer is getting to sleep at night. The lack of sleep makes us more irritated, less concentrated and affects our health on many levels. Instead of focusing only on our bedtime routine and ways to keep our cool before going to bed, it is better to shift […]
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Which English do you speak? British English or American English, or both?
This infographic shows what English learners struggle with when they learn one English and think that they are perfectly ready to speak and understand any English, only to find out that things are called differently in the US than in the UK. I personally would love to see an infographic that includes also the […]
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Why comfort zone and stretching zone can be (almost) one
Where do comfort zone and stretching zone start and end, what should we know about them? – I have shared my thoughts about this in my workshops and talks, and at the FIGT2016 conference. When talking about growing, growth mindset, resilience etc. people often tend to generalize about these zones, which leads to some misunderstandings […]
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Home Language Maintenance with Teenagers
[update May 2023] If you have teenagers whose school language is not one of the home languages it might be difficult to make them read, write and “immerse” into the home languages. If they don’t get any formal education in those languages it is very difficult to maintain them at home. The switching to the […]
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Multilingual Parenting Fatigue
If you have done everything you could possibly do to keep your home language alive, but your preteen or teenager doesn’t respond in your home language, or overtly states that “the home language is not cool” or “too difficult”, you may experience multilingual parenting fatigue. Yes, I gave it a name! I was the multilingual […]
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