Blog Archive

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Receptive bilinguals again › If your child does not respond in your language, how and when should you ask them to? Or should you?
Spoiler: just asking a receptive bilingual to speak the language is not very helpful Read More ›

Englishconversation
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For Ukrainian refugees › Free English conversation practice
Looking for learners and volunteers! Read More ›

Rb Vocabulary
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More about receptive bilinguals › Why words don’t come when they are needed?
Vocabularies of bilingual children who understand but don’t speak their heritage language Read More ›

Dissertation
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How it all began › Who are receptive bilinguals, or what my doctoral thesis was about
Ten years ago, I defended my doctoral thesis in Linguistics Read More ›

Learningl2
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Language at school › If your child doesn't want to go to school because they don't speak the school language
What to do? How to help? Read More ›

Hlonthewaytoschool
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For busy parents › Heritage language on the way to school
When both the parents and the kids have a busy schedule, we can sneak heritage language in between things Read More ›

Workshopmarch23
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Upcoming workshop › Starting school without English - How to survive and keep the first language
Get the facts, act now, have a plan for the fall Read More ›

Workshopjanuary26
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Upcoming workshop › The best start for a bilingual child - A workshop for new parents
Learn what you can do and create a plan Read More ›

Workshopdecember15
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Upcoming workshop › Boost your child’s heritage language during the winter break
Learn what you can do and create a plan Read More ›

Workshopnovember19
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Upcoming workshop › What to do if my child answers in English instead of the heritage language?
Learn the reasons and solutions Read More ›

Newschoolyear
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2020-21 school year › Sign up for Russian classes
Groups are formed not only by age, but also by the level of language knowledge. This year, all classes are online on Zoom. Read More ›