Articles Tagged: bilingual children

Achtung Baby: Finding just the right word

By Suze Nowak, Jan 8, 2012

I believe there are two sections of society who find bodily functions, specifically the unexpected or indeed calculated breaking of wind, gut-bustingly funny: 1) Anybody under the age of 13 2) All men.

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Achtung Baby or Not content with two languages!

By Suze Nowak, May 26, 2011

Rex Features As if the German language were not nightmarish enough to get your head around, here in the North they have ...

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Achtung Baby or Speech tests for five-year-olds

By Suze Nowak, May 8, 2011

PA German children start school at the age of six. Or seven. The intricacies of the educational system here require ...

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Achtung Baby or Success at last!

By Suze Nowak, May 1, 2011

PA If you are trying to raise your child bilingually and constantly battling with how best to achieve your goal, take ...

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Achtung Baby: By George, I think she's got it!

By Suze Nowak, Apr 7, 2011

"Hello, I speak German." After a week in Australia, Finje had figured out, if she kicks off any conversation with this ...

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Achtung Baby or My baby has got WHAT?

By Suze Nowak, Feb 13, 2011

I've lived in Germany for almost a decade. My German is pretty good but it's not perfect and it never will be. That's not so ...

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Achtung Baby or Breaking wind

By Suze Nowak, Jan 9, 2011

There are a few advantages to getting older. You might be one of the first to be released in a hostage situation for one. ...

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Achtung Baby or A fraction difficult

By Suze Nowak, Jan 6, 2011

Of course I didn't expect Finje to have any concept of the New Year's Resolution, never mind actually make one. I may have ...

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