Travel & Language Inspirations – Page 4 – Fun, Easy, Multilingual Crafts and DIY Projects

How to stay Bilingual: A Crash Course in Language Retention

by: Gelsey Brio How to stay Bilingual: A Crash Course in Language Retention After your child learns a second language, using Smart Coos or otherwise, parents are faced with a new challenge: How do you get your child to retain the language they have learned? It can be difficult to…

How to get Two Masters Degrees and still be there for Your Kids: 5 Tips for Busy Moms

by: Gelsey Brizo While working fulltime and also being a full-time parent, it can be hard to balance work and your family life, let alone anything else. I don’t have any kids yet, but I still have my hands full with being a full-time student and working part-time. I can’t…

How the United States is Losing the Race in Foreign Language Learning

by: Gelsey Brizo How the United States is Losing the Race in Foreign Language Learning http://www.jenningswire.com Knowing more than one language increases problem solving skills, adaptability, comprehension skills and has many other cognitive advantages. In addition, knowing more than one language has become increasingly valuable in the job market…

Does learning a second language negatively impact the learning of your native language?

by: Gelsey Brizo When I was in high school, my AP English teacher really disliked it when her students spoke Spanish, or any language aside from English, in her class. Being bilingual, this bothered me a bit and so one day I decided to ask her why. She told me…

Suggestions for Your Reluctant Reader

by: Samuel Lefalher White Reading isn’t always fun when you’re a kid. Most reading materials that American children receive before they reach high school age fall into the category of required school reading. Textbooks, summer book reports, introductory research articles, etc. On the one hand, there’s nothing inherently wrong with this;…

Explore Laguna Beach

by: Jessie L. Mundo Explore Laguna Beach Are you planning a family vacation? Laguna Beach, CA is the perfect place to visit with beaches, a nice town and everything you will need within walking distance. And, even in the Fall your family will find amazing outdoor weather to explore town…

Marianna Du Bosq: Bilingual Avenue

by: Smart Coos Editorial Staff [caption id="attachment_1529" align="alignleft" width="300"] Marianna, her husband and daughter in Sevilla, Spain[/caption] Marianna Du Bosq was born in Caracas, Venezuela where she spent the majority of her childhood as a monolingual speaking only Spanish. Until one day, right before her thirteenth birthday, her family…

Providing Your Child with Opportunities

by: Gelsey Brizo Every parent wants their child to succeed. But it’s hard to know what you need to provide your child with in order to do so. You’re left asking yourself, “Am I really doing everything I can to open doors for my child?” or, “Am I providing…

Planting the Language Seed

by: Sam Lefalher White Planting the Language Seed I was born in Paris, to an American mother and a French father. Soon afterward my mother and I moved to the midwestern United States, where English became, of course, my predominant language of immersion for many years. From the very beginning my mother persisted…

Current Event: IMUG Hosts Multilingual Twitter Talk

by: Sam Lefalher White IMUG Hosts Multilingual Twitter Talk Ever wonder how such an essential and ubiquitous medium like the internet deals with the thousands of languages spoken by its global contributors? If you have, then this talk could be for you: Next week, on Thursday, October 15, the…

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