http://childhoodspeech.com Parenting A Multilingual Kid In A Multicultural Society Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:47:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/observing-language-development/ http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/observing-language-development/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:17:00 +0000 Hanifa K. Cook http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=579

I started speaking a fifth language about 10 years ago when I was living overseas. I had to learn to speak the language to be able to communicate with the locals and my domestic staff. I was not sure whether to begin by understanding their language or having them to understand mine. When we live [...]]]> http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/observing-language-development/feed/ 4