Tag: parents and second language education

• Have Bilingual, Latinx Children Become a Commodity?

  It is both surreal and ironic to me that this blog post still rings true for so many…. With the rise of dual language education in the U.S., have bilingual, Latinx children become a commodity? In other words, are children who walk into the dual language classroom already speaking two languages possessing a highly valued…

  Suzanne García-Mateus

  April 23, 2020

  Uncategorized

  agency, bicultural, bilingual, bilingual children, Bilingual Education, bilingual life, bilingualism, parents and second language education, spanglish, Texas, translanguaging, two-way bilingual education

• Latinx Community Raising Bilingual Children

  Ever since I decided to raise my daughters in a bilingual world I knew that I didn’t fit the profile of the many “how to raise a bilingual child”  books I was reading. First, the “one parent one language” (OPOL) method wasn’t a right fit because both my husband and I are bilingual. The “minority…

  Suzanne García-Mateus

  June 15, 2017

  3rd generation bilinguals, Bilingual Education, Language:Culture Expression & Identity, multicultural education, multilingual education

  bicultural, bilingual, Bilingual Education, bilingual life, bilingual strategies, bilingualism, california dual language, foreign language schools, immersion schools, immigrant, language policy, Latinx Community, parents and second language education, spanglish

• How to choose the best foreign language school for your child.

  Has this crossed your mind? Are you in the process of trying to find a foreign language school for your child? This topic is one I have been thinking a lot about for several years. As a former teacher I often times sought out the ideal settings to teach Spanish or English in and what…

  Suzanne García-Mateus

  January 9, 2012

  Bicultural Experiences, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Experiences, Language:Culture Expression & Identity, Second Language Acquisition

  Bilingual Education, foreign language schools, immersion schools, parents and second language education