Are you raising internationally mobile children? Are you wondering what effect moving various countries can have on your children? Together with Natasha Winnard, an international youth empowerment consultant, and Lena Lee, author of Girl Uprooted, we delved into the challenges and lasting impacts of frequent relocations on children in an interview on youtube, where we […]
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Review: Georgia’s far-away family by Marie Robert
Georgia’s Far-Away Family by Marie Robert is a beautifully illustrated book about Georgia, a little girl who lives “somewhere else”.
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Why it is never to late to learn about your heritage language and culture…
When I came across the video by Brooke Alexx the other day, I had to write about it. It is a very touching song, but also sad, as she thinks that she missed the chance to learn Japanese and about one of her heritage cultures. The feeling she shares in this song is what every […]
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From Cultural Identity Model to Language Identity Model
Audio From Cultural Identity Model to Language Identity Model UIL I recently translated the Third Culture Model into a Third Language Model for multilinguals, and I want to share my translation of the Cultural Identity Model from D. Pollock and R. Van Reken, into my Language Identity Model©: (my design is inspired by the Cultural Identity […]
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Multilingual Language Timelines
In our multilingual language timeline we can discover how many languages we have acquired or learned along the way.
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