tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post1306893822632759122..comments2024-02-22T04:37:28.501-05:00Comments on Alphabet Garten German Books: Bilingual and gladAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942574511285895644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-57507355670413390092009-07-05T15:49:10.697-04:002009-07-05T15:49:10.697-04:00Barbara,
Thanks for your comment. It's sad w...Barbara, <br /><br />Thanks for your comment. It's sad when a family language fades out. It takes a lot of effort to keep up the language, doesn't it? <br /><br />You and your daughter could always study Italian later together...<br /><br />(Note: Barbara Jean was kind enough to do an <a href="http://alphabet-garten.blogspot.com/2009/05/daddy-spricht-deutsch-interview-with.html" rel="nofollow">interview</a> with me about bilingualism in her family.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942574511285895644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13386535.post-32101148624859243822009-07-02T17:07:38.248-04:002009-07-02T17:07:38.248-04:00I agree. My Grandmother came from Italy at a very ...I agree. My Grandmother came from Italy at a very young age, so by the time she had my mother, she spoke perfect english, and only spoke Italian to my grandfather and her relatives, but unforuntately, she did not feel the need to speak Italian to my mom. I guess over generations, one's native language slowely disppears. This is why I am especially adament that my daughter speaks German. Since her father is German, I want her to relate to the culture, language, customes etc. I want her to understand that just because she is being raised in an English speaking country, that doesn't mean that her Dad's language is not important, and that she does not need to speak it. I wish that Italian was spoken more frequently in my family so I could have become fluent, and would have had the opportunity to pass the Italian language onto my daughter. Fortunately, she still has the opportunity to be raised bilingual with German through my husband.<br />Barbara JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com