Hatunen wrote:
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> >Children not only do better, they do differently.
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> They do it without even trying. Anyone who has lived in an area
> where a lot of people are fluently bilingual from an early age
> knows that.
That is true, but it seems that some people like to stick their heads in
the sand and pretend that their fantasy world is the real deal. I had
several childhood friends who were children of immigrants or born in
various European countries. The parents has limited English vocabulary and
strong accents but the kids were fluent and had no accents. My next door
neighbour was born in Italy. She came over in the early 50s with her
parents, who live next door to them now. The parents have limited
vocabulary and strong accents. After more than 50 years here they still
sound like they just got off the boat. Maxi is welcome to go to any North
American Chinatown. Little Italy, or other ethnic community and see the
children translating for their parents. |