tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132547320196715283.post2737624828245931140..comments2023-04-21T15:19:04.905+08:00Comments on Being Multilingual: Languages and beauty contestsMadalena Cruz-Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14782492322928803326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132547320196715283.post-17711804640548824352011-09-03T21:24:48.635+08:002011-09-03T21:24:48.635+08:00Sandie: You’re free to choose when you should spea...Sandie: You’re free to choose when you should speak each of your languages to Skye, so long as the use of each one comes naturally to you.<br><br />If you decide on weekdays vs. weekends, for example (which is a fine choice in itself), you may find yourself bound by the demands of the timetable that you imposed on yourself, rather than by which language you feel like using with your little one. Say you decide to use French on weekdays, but you wake up in an Arabic mood on a Friday: I don’t see why you shouldn’t forget the timetable and use Arabic on that weekday instead.<br> <br />Have a look at <a href="http://www.multilingualliving.com/category/askanexpert/" rel="nofollow">“Ask Madalena”</a>, for questions, answers and discussion on choices about language use from multilingual parents raising multilingual children. Do contact me <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/14782492322928803326" rel="nofollow">privately</a>, if you’re still wondering about this?<br><br />Thank you for your kind words about the blog!<br><br />MadalenaMadalena Cruz-Ferreirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782492322928803326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132547320196715283.post-38763264664783623092011-09-03T20:15:55.133+08:002011-09-03T20:15:55.133+08:00Hello,
I enjoy reading your blog and it is quite...Hello, <br /><br />I enjoy reading your blog and it is quite inspiring. <br /><br />I was hoping you can help me or guide me through something if possible. The internet search was unsuccesfull. <br /><br />I would like to teach Skye, my three year old a third language which is Arabic.<br /><br /> <br /><br />The one-parent-one language- rule does not apply to me. My British husband speaks to her in English. I, being Lebanese, speak to her in French and we live in Australia, away from both families. And Arabic? Should I speak to her on weekends...maybe, or mix my sentences with Arabic and French? Not sure. So, any advice would be appreciated. Thank u... <br /><br />Help!<br /><br />Sandie<br />www.mirfieldlifeasweknowit.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com