Bilingualism Research

You ask your child to answer you in your native language, French. They answer in English. You try again, this time in your most encouraging voice. They shrug, look at you blankly, and carry on with their day as though you hadn’t said anything at all. If this sounds like a familiar DITL, you’re not […]

Passive bilingualism, the school shift, and what you can actually do about it You spent years speaking your language at home in an effort to raise a bilingual child. Your child nodded along, said their first words in babbles that resembled your language, laughed at the right moments, followed every instruction (more or less). They […]