Bilingual and Bicultural status Part #5 FINAL: Weird expectations, children & writing
“In language acquisition, input is of the essence & I got a lot of it!”
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Bilingual and Bicultural status Part #4: Two Cultures – how to juggle?
“Bilingualism is not the burden or the problem it has been made out to be… but neither is it the complete bliss that others would have us believe.
Bilingual and Bicultural status Part #3: What helps and hinders acclimatization?
In language acquisition, input is of the essence and I got a lot of it!
Bilingual and Bicultural status Part #2: Am I bilingual yet?
Settling permanently in a country whose language is not your native one may be a bit problematic.
Bilingual & Bicultural Status Part #1: Six Expatriates—an informal case study
A fascinating discussion of the complex lives of American expatriates living in France & French expatriates who live in the United States.
A few sure signs that I am in France…
When in France, I am surrounded by things that remind me that I am back in my native country. Here are a few.
Once French, always French
There is a part of me that even my closest American friends will never understand – The French part of me remains very opaque to my American friends, and only a French expat who has lived in the U.S. as long as I have can understand it.
Raising bilingual children: experiences of a French expat
You are an American expat living in France, married to a French citizen and proud parent of a brand-new Franco-American bundle of joy! Of course, you want to raise your child bilingual.
À table ! 7 fond French dining memories
Dazzling white tablecloths… starched napkins… the obsequiously formal waiter (always a man!)… All embody the French restaurants of my childhood! Although my family seldom ate out when I was growing up, I was absolutely in love with the pomp and pageantry of restaurant dining.
My French childhood Christmases
On Christmas day, we had a “traditional” Christmas dinner – which always included an appetizer of escargots and raw oysters, which I loved. It is only much later that my parents began to serve foie gras at Christmas.