Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq
Bilingual Avenue is a podcast created for parents raising bilingual children and educators teaching dual language learners. The Bilingual Avenue podcast is a guide on what to do, how to do it and what to expect when working with multilingual children. Tune in for insightful interviews with experts and parents as they share best practices, failures, obstacles and inspiration to guide your journey with bilingual children. If you are looking for resources, strategies and actionable tips, Bilingual Avenue is for you!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 175
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2018
076: Q&A - How can split bilingual families maximize exposure to the target language?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a question from a listener who is concerned about her husband’s daughter getting enough exposure in Spanish. I share ideas on how to get the most out of …
075: Preparing for your multilingual child from birth through the early years with Diana Limongi
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I chat with Diana Limongi who shares all about her language journey including how she prepared for the arrival of her multilingual child.
074: Q&A - How do you increase exposure to the target language for your family?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share the five top things that I do to increase exposure in Spanish in the home specifically: having a consistent reading routine, chat with family members over…
073: Be Bilingual – Practical Ideas for Multilingual Families with Annika Bourgogne
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview book author and multilingual mom Annika Bourgogne. Annika provides advice for parents whose children are struggling to engage with them in the target…
072: Q&A - What should I ask during a parent/teacher conference about my multilingual child?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a mother’s question who has a parent/teacher conference coming up at her son is school and wants to maximize her time with her son’s teacher. I include …
071: A Third Culture Kid shares her best tips and resources with Esther Brumme
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Esther Brumme. She shares her personal journey as a Third Culture Kid and the many resources she uses at home to support her children’s language jour…
070: Q&A - Am I putting too much pressure on my multilingual child?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I address a listener’s concern regarding his bilingual son. He worries that having to speak a different language to each parent may be too much pressure! I assu…
069: The adaptability of the multilingual brain with Dr. Arturo Hernandez
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Dr. Arturo Hernandez. Dr. Hernandez is the Director of Developmental Psychology and the Neural Bases of Bilingualism Laboratory Director at the Unive…
068:Q&A - How to create a book exchange with friends
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I walk through my recommendations on how to establish a book exchange with friends. I suggest a set of norms that should be established, how to manage the actual…
067: An Irish mother’s labor of love to provide language resources to other multilingual families with Joanne Wall
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Joanne Wall, an Irish mother who together with her family moved to France so that her children could learn another language and reap the benefits of b…
066: Q&A - Should I abandon one of our home languages?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I take a question from a listener who is concerned about her son’s language development. She feels that he is not performing at the same rate as his monolingual …
065: Insights into what it takes to teach your multilingual child with Berenice Pernalete
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Berenice Pernalete, a biliteracy instructional guide, at Mundo Verde Public Charter School in Washington, DC. We chat about bilingual language models…
064: Q&A - What books do you use at home to supplement English, Spanish and German?
On this episode of the podcast, I share my family’s favorites for English, Spanish and German books. I share favorites from every member of the family including our little one!
062: Q&A - Is it too late for our family to become multilingual?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s concern regarding the languages that are spoken in the home. They currently speak mostly English but would like to also add Chinese and Spa…
061: Language learning without the flashcards with Ana Lomba
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Ana Lomba, a Parents’ Choice Award-winning author and creator of several language learning products that encourage conversation amongst family members…
060: Q&A - How can I make language learning more fun for school age children?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I provide a listener who is working on Japanese with her niece and nephew make the experience more amusing and interesting for them. I also give her some ideas o…
059: The importance of keeping older children engaged in their heritage language with Jeannette Kaplun
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, Jeannette Kaplun, an award-winning bilingual journalist and TV personality. Jeannete shares with us her personal language journey with her children and focuses s…
058: Q&A - How to promote language development using books?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share six principles that foster language development and how books can help parents of multilingual children achieve these principles.
057: Helpful parenting tips with Dr. Laura Markham
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Dr. Laura Markham. Dr. Laura discusses with us how to create more connected relationships with our children, how to foster our children’s creativity,…
056: Q&A - How can I find books in my target language?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question regarding books. I share eight ideas on how to find books in the target language for parents that are having difficulty finding boo…