Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
Interviews with experts and parents sharing best practices for raising and teaching bilingual children.
Bilingual Avenue is a podcast created for parents raising bilingual children and educators teaching dual language learners. The Bilingual Avenue podcast is a guide on what to do, how to do it and what to expect when working with multilingual children. Tune in for insightful interviews with experts and parents as they share best practices, failures, obstacles and inspiration to guide your journey with bilingual children. If you are looking for resources, strategies and actionable tips, Bilingual Avenue is for you!
176: What NOT to do when raising a bilingual child
We spend a lot of time talking about the things we should do and should try with our bilingual kids to help them on their language journey. But have you given some thought to the things that you should not do? I am going to share the one thing I NEVER want you to do with your bilingual kids. I never want you to bribe your bilingual kids to speak the target language.
Dec 11, 2018
10 min
175: Is my Bilingual Child Confused?
No, your bilingual child is not confused! In this episode, we'll cover common misconceptions about bilingualism and "confusion." We'll break down what it means to "code switch" and what it menas to "borrow" from another language. This episode will put your mind at ease, it's a good, tune in!
Dec 4, 2018
10 min
173: Teaching Bilingual Kids Literacy
On this episode, I share how you can bring literacy in your target language to your home for your kids! We talk about how to plan, how to create routines and how to make time in the day.
Nov 20, 2018
15 min
172: My Best Games for Bilingual Kids!
On this episode, I share my best and favorite games for teaching bilingual kids vocabulary and grammar. They are fun, engaging and easy to find wherever you are in the world!
Nov 13, 2018
14 min
171: Creating a Need for a Bilingual Child
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, we talk strategically about how bilingual parents can create a need to use a language. This is part 3 of a series on how to get your kids to speak more of your target language.
Oct 30, 2018
15 min
170: Increasing Exposure for Bilingual Children
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, we talk about the importance of exposure and how to make sure that you are creating plenty of opportunities for your kids to get exposure in your target language.
Oct 23, 2018
13 min
169: Getting your bilingual kids to speak!
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, we start a three part series on how to get our kids to grow from passive to active bilinguals. In other words, we do not want them to just listen and understand what we say. We want them to actively speak and engage in the target language.
Oct 16, 2018
12 min
168: 5 fun & easy ways to celebrate the bilingual journey with your kids!
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share with you 5 fun and easy ways that can help you celebrate the bilingual journey with your family. Make the commitment and just set some time aside to chat with them about what it means to be bilingual.
Oct 11, 2018
14 min
167: How to adjust when language conditions change with Bruna
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I host a consulting call with one of our members, Bruna. We address and plan some of the upcoming changes that Bruna's little one will experience at school and even at home with a third language. 
Jun 22, 2017
43 min
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