tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post4943606780592629426..comments2023-09-15T15:22:54.167+02:00Comments on From Australia to Italy - and back: Bilingual babiesLeanne was in Italy now in Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-23124556206260539372012-07-21T16:27:09.483+02:002012-07-21T16:27:09.483+02:00Beautiful article and nice pictures........greatBeautiful article and nice pictures........greatBali Hotelshttp://bookinghotels-bali.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-382557402929262622012-06-13T21:47:35.641+02:002012-06-13T21:47:35.641+02:00Hi again Leanne,
Thanks for your response regardi...Hi again Leanne,<br /><br />Thanks for your response regarding speaking Italian. I am getting a lot better now but like you say it seems like I'll never make it :) I just had one other query regarding work in Italy... Did you find it hard to find work? To be honest I am not interested in teaching children english or anything else (I would go insane) but does the travel industry have good prospects in your opinion? Have you any advice for a foreigner who barely speaks Italian (with UK passport)? PS I am from the North of Italy in between Milan and Pavia.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />RyanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-85431860140944008902012-04-30T12:30:36.227+02:002012-04-30T12:30:36.227+02:00Hi! I love your blog and your exchange experience ...Hi! I love your blog and your exchange experience stories. I'd like to inform you about an intersting project... Could I have your contact?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-61622800551343017972012-04-20T23:11:26.348+02:002012-04-20T23:11:26.348+02:00Hi Carolina said...
Your sons are the best example...Hi Carolina said...<br />Your sons are the best example. They spoke English like you and then just turned to your husband and spoke to him in Italian, but proper Italian. That is bilingual<br /><br />Hi Marcella <br />I am envious that you learnt Italian growing up, I wish that I had as it would have made life much easier when I first moved here.<br /><br />Hi LindyLouMac in Italy,<br />It is a gift, a fantastic one!<br /><br />Hi Kay<br />I think "bi-lingual from birth" is the only way to go. It is the easiest in terms of me.<br /><br />Hi Ryan<br />Hmm...good question. I think it took me about 2 years until I could actually talk rather well. I always worked for english companies so my italian was not pushed to its limits. I know what you mean about not understanding as Italians talk fast! It'll happen that one day you will realise you spoke to someone and actually understood them. It seems as though it will never happen but it will.<br /><br />Hi Cathy,<br />Great that your kids are bilingual too. I know quite a few mother tongue english people whose children don't speak english.Leanne was in Italy now in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-89145389385340463302012-04-18T14:57:26.785+02:002012-04-18T14:57:26.785+02:00I agree with Linda about it being one of the best ...I agree with Linda about it being one of the best gifts you can give your children, and also with Kay that it may take longer for them to pick up both languages. When we moved back to Italy from Australia in mid 2006 neither of our children had any Italian. They are now 10 and 11 years old and bilingual.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854475822366615748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-27083656573119870752012-04-11T17:35:45.543+02:002012-04-11T17:35:45.543+02:00How long did it take you to learn Italian? I have...How long did it take you to learn Italian? I have been in Italy for over a year now and still have trouble understanding people when they speak. I am grasping the grammar now and vocabulary is building but I can't understand the simplest thing someone says in Italian. I can't seem to identify the words as it all flows so neatly and sentances sound like words :)Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-91266232847964061222012-03-28T13:09:44.593+02:002012-03-28T13:09:44.593+02:00Just to reassure you, educational theory (last tim...Just to reassure you, educational theory (last time I checked) was that while the bi-lingual (lucky) child may take longer to pick things up at school he is not slow to catch up and then goes on to make the most of the advantage he has had. While he may struggle occasionally with formal grammar he will have a better understanding of grammar and language in general and a huge head start should he choose to learn more languages. <br /><br />There are some who argue for and some against the "bi-lingual from birth" approach, but I think it is the best gift you can give your child. <br /><br />I was amused in an airport to hear the Scottish mother speaking to her child in Italian and the child replying in English, while the father spoke in English and the child replied to him in Italian. I don't think the child was old enough to do this for a joke, it seemed more an intuitive reaction!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-47853963114887084882012-03-26T19:23:16.229+02:002012-03-26T19:23:16.229+02:00Personally I think one of the best gifts you can g...Personally I think one of the best gifts you can give your children is the ability to be bi-lingual, by doing exactly what you are doing.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-8514872286220899742012-03-25T06:45:42.364+02:002012-03-25T06:45:42.364+02:00I was born in Australia to a Calabrian mother and ...I was born in Australia to a Calabrian mother and Emilia Romagnian father. They never spoke their dialects (because they were so different) but instead spoke to us in Italian. Of course, I pick up english as it was all around me. I don't remember a great deal of confusion (though some words I did mix up). Now I love that I can fluently speak Italian and english. I wish I had another language. One particular family in our town is part Finnish part Italian and the children speak Finn, Italian and English. You can never do wrong by giving your son the gift of languages. He is a little sponge and will absorb and cope! Don't worry! You must be a great mum!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446223754527194283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-78897273154412643802012-03-25T00:42:52.362+01:002012-03-25T00:42:52.362+01:00Good for you Leanne! You're doing the best thi...Good for you Leanne! You're doing the best thing for your son- stick with what you feel is right....you met our boys who always spoke English with me and are still speaking Italian and dialect despite the fact we left Malito 12 years ago! <br />I love the little monkey comment- he is so adorable! Keep us posted what the winning third word will be!Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12372065726248321871noreply@blogger.com