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
015: A language immersion journey in Bordeaux with Jennifer Poe-Faugere
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Jennifer Poe-Faugere a mother of three bilingual girls, blogger, wife and regional tour guide in Bordeaux, France. Jennifer walks us through her fami…
014: Q&A – How can I support my child if I do not speak the language(s) used by the school?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question with some ideas to support language needs at home. Many parents with children in multilingual schools do not necessarily speak eve…
013: A look at a Spanish-English dual language school and how it incorporates Mandarin with Liza Sánchez
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Liza Sánchez, mother to four multilingual daughters and founder of Escuela Bilingüe Internacional (EBI), the first independent school in California to…
012: Q&A – How to motivate children to continue to speak in their heritage language when they prefer the community language?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question to help him get his children speaking in their heritage language, Spanish. Since they entered pre-school and they are getting more…
011: Now “D” is always for Dinosaur with Úna McCarthy-Fakhry
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Úna McCarthy-Fakhry, a mother of two bilingual girls who saw an obstacle and took matters into her own hands. Tune in to learn how Úna developed a mu…
010: Q&A – How to introduce a third language when the parent is proficient yet not fluent in the language?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question regarding how to introduce a third language when the parent is proficient yet not fluent in the language.
009: Connecting with language and culture through music with Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou, a recording artists, folksinger, winner of multiple parenting awards, world traveler and mom to multilingual children. Dar…
008: Q&A – How do you address parenting issues when only one parent speaks the minority language?
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I answer a listener’s question regarding how to address parenting issues when only one parent speaks the minority language.
007: How one bilingual family is introducing a third language with Adriana Zoder
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Adriana Zoder, a homeschooling mom, author, blogger and newspaper columnist! Adriana discusses how she is introducing a third language to her bilingu…
006: Hallmarks of a good language program & more with Dr. Ingrid Piller
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Dr. Ingrid Piller, a Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Piller describes the hallmarks of a good lang…
005: A father’s will to preserve his language with Andrey Kneller
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Andrey Kneller, a Russian-born poet, translator and math teacher. Andrey opens up and shares his resolve to preserve his Russian after his family’s m…
004: Bilingual Benefits, Myths & Developmental Milestones with Dr. Brenda Gorman
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Dr. Brenda Gorman, Associate Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Elmhurst College. Dr. Gorman walks in detail thro…
003: How one Intentional Mama is raising bilingual children despite being a non-native French Speaker with Michele Cherie
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Michele Cherie, a former French and English teacher with a passion for French, intercultural education, and purposeful parenting. She lives in Oregon,…
002: Tools to help support your heritage language in the classroom with Karen Nemeth
On this episode of Bilingual Avenue, I interview Karen Nemeth, the founder and CEO of Language Castle. She is the author of several books aimed at enhancing the literacy and learning experience of y…
001: Welcome to Bilingual Avenue
My name is Marianna Du Bosq and on this first episode I wanted to take some time to tell you about my journey as a bilingual learner, bilingual educator and bilingual parent.