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
055: A professional translator shares her family’s trilingual journey with Hanna Cheda
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Hanna Cheda. Hanna is a corporate translator, interpreter and a writer. She currently lives in Poland with her family and is raising her children, t…
054: Q&A - How can I establish a support network?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a question from a listener who is wondering if she should try to establish a support network for her language journey. I talk about my thoughts on the v…
053: Using visual aids as a tool on your family’s language journey with Jenny Kung
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Jenny Kung, the creator of the English Student. Jenny is a firm believer in the power of clear, simple and colorful visual aids in promoting effective…
052: Q&A - Will I ever feel completely comfortable speaking a language other than the community language to my kids in public?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a question from a mother who often feels awkward speaking to her daughter in a language other than the community language. She asked for my personal exp…
051: A second generation mom’s quest to pass on her heritage language to her children with Betty Galvan
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, Betty Galvan, a former teacher turned stay-at-home-mom, turned blogger and freelance writer raising three bilingual sons. Betty describes some of the challenges s…
050: My father’s personal experience raising bilingual children and his lessons learned
On this episode of the Bilingual Avenue podcast, I interview my father, José Hennig! We talk about his own language journey, our transition to our new community in the United States and his lessons …
049: Supporting Dual Language Learners in the Classroom with Dr. Lisa Lopez
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Dr. Lisa Lopez, an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of South Florida. Her research agenda involves furthering our unde…
048: Q&A - How can our family maximize a trip to a location that speaks our target language?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share with a listener my thoughts on how to leverage a family trip to Puerto Rico to increase exposure for his kids in Spanish, their family target language.
047: Celebrating your child’s little lexicon with Ryan Cole
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Ryan Cole. Ryan is an America father living in the Czech Republic where he is raising two bilingual boys together with his Czech wife. He is also t…
046: Q&A - Will I confuse my child if I read books in more than one language?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a mother’s question regarding whether she will confuse her child if she reads books in more than one language. I share with her the pros and cons and ho…
045: The Power of music for language learning with Susanna Zaraysky
On this episode interview Susanna Zarayski! Susanna has studied eleven languages, and speaks eight of them. She is the author of the books, Language is Music also available in Spanish, Portuguese Rus…
044: Q&A - Should I be concerned that my children switch languages when talking to each other?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I address a mother’s concern about her daughters switching between English and French when speaking to each other. I describe code switching and language borrowi…
043: Learning the Language of a Mother with Audrey Kratovil
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Audrey Kratovil who grew up in a monolingual English-speaking home yet her love Spanish led her on a path where she now speaks exclusively to her daug…
042: Q&A - How do you manage family time when one parent is monolingual?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share how my family spends family time even when we are not all speaking the same language! I specifically share how we manage dinner time and play time!
041: Strategies to help you navigate multicultural and multiethnic family relationships with Harriet Cannon
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Harriet Cannon, a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 25 years of experience and co-author of the book titled Mixed Blessings: A Guide to…
040: Q&A - Tips to help your child transition to the community language
On this episode, I expand on a question I provided on a Google Hangout on International Mother Language Day. I give the listener some tips on how to help his children transition to the community lan…
039: Achieving a family’s language goals by listening to mom’s advice with Joyce Giraud
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview actress, producer, philanthropist and mother, Joyce Giraud. She shares with us her family’s bilingual journey and how her mother’s advice to be patie…
038: Q&A – Which third language should I introduce to my children?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share my thoughts with a listener on which language she should introduce to her children. She is deciding between French which is spoken by a larger percentage…
037: Addressing common misconceptions about multilinguals with Madalena Cruz-Ferreira
On this episode, Madalena Cruz-Ferreira talks bout some common misconceptions about multilinguals. Specifically, we discuss the following myths: Multilinguals can learn languages easily, but only in…
036: Q&A – Should I communicate with my child in a non-native language if I am not fluent?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I share my thoughts with a listener who is proficient in English but not completely fluent. I give her some words of encouragement while suggesting some ideas to…