Applied Languages

    Posted by Jaiken Struck on August 12th, 2009

A US professor investigating the experiences of expatriates living in France has suggested alternative ways of helping children pick up the language, examiner.com has reported.

Instead of saturating young people with TV, comics and books, parents are advised to first establish a stable language at home. Once this is in place, says Professor Laurie Tuller of the Francois Rabelais University in Tours, children will find it easier to pick up a second language.

Interestingly, expatriate children even speak different English to those raised back in the UK, a trend that can disappear later in their development, she adds. Professor Tuller will study the development of French in expatriate children over three years with help from the French government.

There are several British schools in France, including the British School of Paris that educates children from 50 different nationalities.

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