Bilingual cake at Kingston
Lecture
of Soile Pietikäinen in English language.
Time: Saturday
4 February 10 -12
Place: Hall, Tiffin Boys School in Kingston
Price: £5 /per family includes coffee Café
and tuck shop in Juhlasali. Runeberg cakes for sale.
Note!
No Toddler group will be held sat 4.2.2012.
All school classes are run normally.
Have
you ever wondered:
·
Why do children reply in English, although they seem to
understand what you say in Finnish?
· How should the Finnish-speaking parent react when
children reply in English?
· Can the English parent practice their Finnish with
the children?
· Should parents correct grammar mistakes?
· Does it matter if a parent switches languages while
speaking?
· Is it likely to be a passing phase, if children
reply in English?
· How can you help children expand their vocabulary?
· How do siblings affect each other’s bilingualism?
· Is it possible to maintain Finnish while children
go through English schooling?
· Why do children stop wanting to listen to books
in Finnish?
· Can you turn English homework into a resource for
learning Finnish?
· How can you use Finnish meaningfully with an adult
or older child learning Finnish?
· Should children be taught to read in Finnish?
· Why does it become harder and harder for the parent
to keep using Finnish as the children grow older?
If you
have, come along to have a chat with Soile about it. She
has been parenting trilingual children for over a decade
and has spent even longer figuring out what the academics
say about these things.
Right
now Soile is completing her Kone Foundation funded PhD,
at Goldsmiths University of London, on Finnish Saturday
school children here in London. Her research is specifically
about why do some children of a Finnish parent grow up to
be bilingual while others become English monolinguals.
Soile will introduce her ‘Bilingual cake’ to help
you map out the strengths and weaknesses of your family
in raising bilingual children.
‘The Bilingual cake’ has been specifically designed
to help parents to see how to make a real difference to
their own children’s bilingual lives.
If you would like to read something beforehand in Finnish,
check out Soile’s blog in Etäkoulu Kulkuri:
http://www.peda.net/veraja/kulkuri/maailmalla/soile
Toddlergroup Tiuhtiviuhtiset for children under 3 and their
parents
There is a toddlergroup in FSOK for children under 3 years
old and their parents/carers. In the sessions we sing and
play in Finnish, do crafts and read stories. There is also
be free play time for the children.
The cost of the group is £2 per FSOK member family
per session.
If you are interested in taking part with your toddler(s),
please
click here for the application form (in Finnish).
In case you have any toys suitable for under 3's that are
in good condition and that you would like to donate to our
group, please contact Nina Orchard, email: nina@orchard.org.uk
Welcome all!
