Category: Intercultural Communication

The Greek “Plural of Politeness”: Respect, Fear, or a Lingering Hierarchy?

Why parents should avoid mixing their languages with their babies and toddlers

For multilingual families it is natural for adults to blend words or phrases from multiple languages. This “mixing the languages”, or code-mixing, is very normal in multilingual communication. However, it is not advisable to use it consistently when speaking to and with young children, i.e. babies and toddlers in one-on-one situations.

Preparing Multilingual Teens for Home Country Visits

Are you visiting your heritage country with your teenagers? When our teenagers grow up abroad and we are the only ones or one of the few they get to speak our language with, meeting family, friends and peers who are immersed into that language is not easy. When my children were preteens, I observed

Effective strategies to support Additional Language Learners

In this post you can find a list of strategies that support multilingual students in the most effective way

Bridging the Language Divide in Multilingual Families

In every multilingual family, members speak different languages and bring a rich tapestry of cultures and traditions into the home.
However positive, enriching and exciting this sounds, we also face unique challenges related to what can be termed the “language divide.”