omQ R ^ Thanks for your thoughtful posts on this issue. My understanding is that children who are brought up bilingual or multilingual have an advantage later on. Most of the world is bilingual, more or less. The unilingualism which characterizes much of the English speaking world is something of an oddity.
Toronto, where I live, is full of New Canadians, as we say, and we seem to get along pretty well. Many of my students speak a language other than English at home, and I try to make them feel proud of their home languages. Often they don’t read well in their home language, and I try to encourage them to learn, so they can develop the skills they have and take full advantage of them.
omQ R ^ Thanks for your thoughtful posts on this issue. My understanding is that children who are brought up bilingual or multilingual have an advantage later on. Most of the world is bilingual, more or less. The unilingualism which characterizes much of the English speaking world is something of an oddity.
Toronto, where I live, is full of New Canadians, as we say, and we seem to get along pretty well. Many of my students speak a language other than English at home, and I try to make them feel proud of their home languages. Often they don’t read well in their home language, and I try to encourage them to learn, so they can develop the skills they have and take full advantage of them.