My children were raised with the one parent, one language method, american and german. When my son was late in learning to speak, I was prepared for this, actually expecting this. But his sister, raised with the same method, was very early to talk in both languages, so much for that theory.
I support you 100%. I think that one of the faults of Americans (and I am an native American citizen) is that they only speak English, and that if you [a German] don't understand, they [the American] should speak louder. If as a tourist all that you can is: "please", "thank yor", "hello", "good bye", and "do you speak English" in the common tougue there, I believe that this will win people over.
I grew up in a German only household, as does my child. If the parents have different native/first languages, I would try one parent one language as well, but if a parent is not at least at a (European framework) C1 level in a language, one shouldn’t force it. Friends of mine are both Spanish Spanish speakers living in Germany and they didn’t the one parent one language, because neither felt secure enough in their German to teach their child German. The child is still surrounded by German in Kita, sports, etc. but they don’t try to force their German on the child but hope for better German from educators and other native German speakers around them.
Agreed. While my German is likely fine to speak around my child, I know I make mistakes and I don't want her to pick up on them while she's learning to speak - I would rather she learn correct German from school. She'll hear me use it anyway because I speak to everyone in German here.
hey ho everyone, @Adventure of La Mair can you share your views about sides like Royal Road. Mayority of the fictions are in english - do you think a story could be successfull in a other language then english??? 2nd Question How hard would it be for you to write a book in a other language then englisch ? thanks in advance ;)
My children were raised with the one parent, one language method, american and german. When my son was late in learning to speak, I was prepared for this, actually expecting this. But his sister, raised with the same method, was very early to talk in both languages, so much for that theory.
I support you 100%. I think that one of the faults of Americans (and I am an native American citizen) is that they only speak English, and that if you [a German] don't understand, they [the American] should speak louder. If as a tourist all that you can is: "please", "thank yor", "hello", "good bye", and "do you speak English" in the common tougue there, I believe that this will win people over.
I grew up in a German only household, as does my child.
If the parents have different native/first languages, I would try one parent one language as well, but if a parent is not at least at a (European framework) C1 level in a language, one shouldn’t force it.
Friends of mine are both Spanish Spanish speakers living in Germany and they didn’t the one parent one language, because neither felt secure enough in their German to teach their child German. The child is still surrounded by German in Kita, sports, etc. but they don’t try to force their German on the child but hope for better German from educators and other native German speakers around them.
Agreed. While my German is likely fine to speak around my child, I know I make mistakes and I don't want her to pick up on them while she's learning to speak - I would rather she learn correct German from school. She'll hear me use it anyway because I speak to everyone in German here.
hey ho everyone, @Adventure of La Mair can you share your views about sides like Royal Road. Mayority of the fictions are in english - do you think a story could be successfull in a other language then english???
2nd Question
How hard would it be for you to write a book in a other language then englisch ?
thanks in advance ;)
English and German and Spanish.....
It is good for your bb daughter to be exposed by different languages