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Language learning for infants

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  • 20-05-2021 4:17pm
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    Captain Havoc
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    Hi everyone,
    I know I'm planning waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy ahead, but my wife is expecting our first child. We are both in agreement that it should learn a foreign language from an early age. I speak a good level of both French and German, better French though. I am concerned about teaching it anything myself as it may pick up my eternally long list of mistakes. Furthermore, I don't think there are many options for schools etc from a really young age. My wife wants me to teach it French, but I want to teach the kid German as I think every Tom, Dick and Harry can speak French, also German is more spoken. However, there is the Alliance Française here in Kilkenny, where I probably could send a child from 5 or so.

    Has anybody here taught their child a language other than their mother tongue? Are their specific resources that you could recommend? What are the things you did well, and where did you fall down?

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



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    is_that_so
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    Flash cards all the way! Also make it the only language one parent will speak, if you can. Handier if you are a native speaker.

    Also check out Sandmännchen on Youtube. It's an institution in Germany!


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    Captain Havoc
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    is_that_so wrote: »
    Flash cards all the way! Also make it the only language one parent will speak, if you can. Handier if you are a native speaker.

    Also check out Sandmännchen on Youtube. It's an institution in Germany!

    Thanks, no we're both Irish, but I studied modern languages and set up a sideline giving tours in both French and German. I'm aware of das Sandmännchen, I don't think you could study German and not be. Do you know any good flashcard apps? I have the ZDF app downloaded on the smart TV which has loads of stuff not geo blocked.

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



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    New Home
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    Search age-appropriate youtube videos, radio programmes, cartoons, etc. You can often switch the language on TV programmes, too. Or get a German au-pair. :)


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