"Bilingual" Blogs & Blog Posts

I took my kids to a workshop for bilingual children, which was held as part of the Kite and Trumpet Festival of Polish Art for Children. The workshop was run by Bilingualism Matters - a Centre at the University of Edinburgh. I particularly liked the...

By the age of two, children are typically able to say a few hundred words. My son, Alexander, was able to understand almost everything in both languages—Greek and English—but he could say only six words. Like many parents, we questioned if we wer...

Learning a second language is great for traveling and getting a better paying job, but it can also make your brain healthier.Read more...

Wait, speaking multiple languages keeps your brain young? Goddamnit. The closest I ever came to learning a second language is that my mom speaks passable Norwegian when she's drunk (I suppose I'm glad my childhood wasn't one long Drunkmomwegian immer...

"You should raise your child bilingually", my heavily pregnant French friend suggested to me a few week's ago as she adjusted position on a remarkably soft sofa. She described her own plans to bring up a bilingual baby. "I want my child to grow up k...

The Drunken Fools interview with Antoine Gagnon continues… Q6: Do you think ‘The Drunken Fools’ encourages or discourages excessive drinking and alcoholism? A6: Neither of them. The target audience is obviously adults and I believe...

Kasper is now 3,5 years old and his linguistic explorations continue to amaze and entertain us in both languages. The English-language surroundings are becoming more prominent, as Kasper is becoming increasingly more interactive, conversational and i...