FAQ: Bilingualism 🇬🇧
How does bilingualism work at 123 my school?
There are always, within each class, 2 educators: an Anglophone and a Francophone.
The English speaker speaks with the children in English all day long and French-speaking in French.
English is all day at 123 my school!
It is very important that the child identifies a language to a person.
The quantity and regularity of the transmission of a language contributes to well-rooted learning.
How does English develop in the daily life of the school?
We take the approach One person = one language which is a popular method adopted by parents trying to raise bilingual children simultaneously.
With this approach, each parent systematically speaks only one of the 2 languages to the child.
In addition, English is present at all times of the day:
- at lunchtime
- when the child gets dressed
- To garden
- in his class ..
Sinceit is always surrounded of its two educators, Anglophone and Francophone.
But there is also 50% of books that are in English, as well as songs that are also part of the highlights of the children's day.
Plus, songs and readings are great ways to learn, both playful and joyful!
All the learning, for example:
- des mathématiques.
- fluency.
- Go to bottom of page
are also presented in both languages and reinforce, even more, a beautiful practice of English.
If my child speaks French to the English-speaking educator?
No worries, she told him will always respond in English and with a smile. We don't force children to speak English!
Are all of your English-speaking educators native speakers?
No, not all of our educators are native speakers. On the other hand, their English must not differ from a native, both in terms of their vocabulary and their pronunciation.
The team of123 my school, in his image, comes from all over the world and strengthens its international DNA and open to the world.
If my child does not speak English, is this a problem for his or her adjustment?
123 my school is a bilingual school. Also, there is always a French-speaking teacher with the children at all times. Your child will be always reassured by the presence of Frenchthroughout the day.
Will my child turn to their Francophone educator if they don't speak English?
Yes, this may be the case at first but english-speaking educators always find a way to get in touch with children, with a smile, with a gesture that accompanies their communication around everyday situations.
In kindergarten is it the right time to learn other languages, isn't my child at risk of confusion when he sets up his language?
The phonic system of English is very far from that of French. Simultaneous learning of French and English is consistent since phonetically distant.
This is why Francophones find it so difficult to master a good accent in English when learning is later. In addition, children have absolutely terrific learning abilities, it's a real chance to be able to offer them immersion in a bilingual environment from an early age.
We are both French speakers, will our child become bilingual after several years at 123 my school?
The children are all different, some have more or less ease for language learning, nevertheless, continuous exposure to English prepares and facilitates mastery in a concrete way, because it is rooted in everyday life for several years.
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