French Bilingual School off to a great start!
Oct 3, 2017 5:54:29 GMT 9
Post by Marie on Oct 3, 2017 5:54:29 GMT 9
My daughter has said many times now that she is fluent in French. It seems to have really clicked for her. Of course there is a great deal she needs to learn. But she is confident and speaking a lot more French to different people.
We were at a birthday party and the French girl's mother spoke to my daughter in English, but my daughter must have known she was French so asked her in French if she spoke French lol.
In the park she heard a man speak French to his son and she asked him in French if he spoke English and then they had a little conversation in French. The man spoke to me in French, but I explained I don't speak French. He was surprised and asked how my daughter speaks French and said she is doing very well. This made me proud.
Also, today my daughter was telling me a story about her French teachers and how they praised the children for listening etc. She told me the exact words in French and translated what it meant in English for me. It's amazing how fast she has learned.
Now my son is at the beginning stages and I have the same thoughts "Will he learn to speak French? How long will it take? Will he be fluent?" I know every child is different. I suspect he will take longer, as his sister is naturally gifted in language I think. But he has the advantage of being exposed to it from a younger age...starting out more passively, but now he is in school so absorbing it more as he has more exposure. I promised myself once he turns four I will start making an effort with flash cards etc...like I did with his sister. I think it helps speed things up when they understand a bit of vocabulary. Plus it helps me learn as we go through the cards and also because I make the effort to make the cards it helps me learn as well.
We were at a birthday party and the French girl's mother spoke to my daughter in English, but my daughter must have known she was French so asked her in French if she spoke French lol.
In the park she heard a man speak French to his son and she asked him in French if he spoke English and then they had a little conversation in French. The man spoke to me in French, but I explained I don't speak French. He was surprised and asked how my daughter speaks French and said she is doing very well. This made me proud.
Also, today my daughter was telling me a story about her French teachers and how they praised the children for listening etc. She told me the exact words in French and translated what it meant in English for me. It's amazing how fast she has learned.
Now my son is at the beginning stages and I have the same thoughts "Will he learn to speak French? How long will it take? Will he be fluent?" I know every child is different. I suspect he will take longer, as his sister is naturally gifted in language I think. But he has the advantage of being exposed to it from a younger age...starting out more passively, but now he is in school so absorbing it more as he has more exposure. I promised myself once he turns four I will start making an effort with flash cards etc...like I did with his sister. I think it helps speed things up when they understand a bit of vocabulary. Plus it helps me learn as we go through the cards and also because I make the effort to make the cards it helps me learn as well.