Minority
language(s) |
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City/region |
Parents |
Kid(s) |
Additional remarks |
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Paris
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Pierre (1994) and Marie (Apr 1998) |
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Don´t know
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Var 83 La Seyne Sur Mer
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Olivier (28 Jul 1994), Charlotte (26 Dec 1995) and Gabrielle (8 Mar 2000) |
Olivier and Charlotte are just learning French now. They attend a bilingual school now, and at home we speak a mixture of French and English |
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OPOL
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Thionville (east of France)
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Christelle (10 Oct 1994) |
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OPOL
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Near Paris
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Liam (3 Jul 2000) |
Looking to talk to other parents of French/English children either living in Paris or the UK. Hoping to hear some reassurance from minority language speakers (eg like me, English living in France) that our mother tongue can be learned by the child and quite well. I have been reading a book which almost 'frightens' me with regards the difficulties encountered in this situation. |
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OPOL
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Quimper, Brittany
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Flora (22 Oct 1998) and Emily (06 Sep 2000) |
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OPOL
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Paris (Chatillon)
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Muriel (24 Oct 1998) |
I've found it a tremendous help to be in contact with other families in the same situation, exchange experiences and ideas. It's been very good for Muriel to get together with other English speaking children, so I'd be keen to meet up. |
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OPOL
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Normandy (close to Vernon)
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Thomas (24 Dec 2000) |
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mL@H |
Meaux (Seine et Marne) |
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Penelope (3 Jan 1993), Rebecca (31 Aug 1996), Jorick (4 Jul 2001) |
Would like to exchange experiences in getting children to speak the minority language. My two eldest go to French schools and we speak English at home. The youngest only speaks English but hears French spoken around him. In September 2004 he will go to a French nursery school in France. |
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OPOL |
Montereau Fault Yonne
(Seine et
Marne) |
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Rémi, 13 May 2007 |
I try to speak English with my son. Although I
have a good pronunciation, I have a true lack of vocabulary. I'm looking for
other parents speaking English to their young children. I'd like to find a
playgroup near my place too. |
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OPOL |
Paris |
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Eve/Louis, due mid-July 2004 |
We are very interested in exchanging experiences and ideas with other
parents raising children using two or more languages. |
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OPOL
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St Maur des Fosses (eastern Paris suburb)
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Charles (19 Feb 1991), Louis (5 Jul 1994) and Elliot (8 Sep 2000) |
Our children are fluent in French, they go to French public schools, watch movies in French etc. Even though I speak to them in English at home, it sometimes doesn't seem like enough. Their English would improve if some of their daily experiences were in English. |
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mL@H
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Paris (Ivry Sur Seine)
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Nezar (4 Aug 1996) and Samir (5 Apr 1998) |
French, American English and Arabic. |
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OPOL
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Paris (western suburbs)
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Sarah (25 Feb 1997) and Emma (22 Apr 1998) |
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OPOL
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Courbevoie, just outside of Paris
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Chloe (19 May 1997) and Jillian (24 Sep 2002) |
Carolyn is African American and originally from Chicago, Illinois and Philippe is from Lyon, France. We moved to France in October 2002 from Chicago. |
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Other
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US (Carrboro, NC) and France, Montreuil
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Matthew (23 Dec 1997) |
We aren't sure yet where we live! Currently, things are a little crazy, with a lot of trips back and forth across the ocean. I speak English to Matthew most of the time, but I try to speak French with him a little every week. My husband speaks Punjabi to him when it's just the two of them, but I can't get him to continue when I'm there (hard since I don't understand much of it). Iqbal and I speak French to each other. |
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OPOL
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Versailles
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Tirian (16 Jun 1998) |
I'm Australian, my husband is French. I'd like to hear from other people living far from their families... |
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