How Children Can Help Parents Learn Spanish
Bilingual Plus
After 28 years as a language instructor I can tell how people learn best. While it’s true we all learn a bit differently, when it comes to acquiring information and retaining it we are all pretty much the same. We remember with visual aids…
10 Spanish Phrases for Professional Success
Bilingual Plus
These common Spanish phrases help remind us to stay focused and stay committed, to be bold and be experts in our fields, and to forget about the naysayers—all surefire recipes for professional success!
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Is Spanglish Killing Real Bilingualism?
Bilingual Plus
Heraclitus of Ephesus, the Greek man of wisdom who lived five hundred years before Christ, said, observing nature, “everything is in a state of flux,” meaning that everything is forever changing and that no human ever steps in the same…
After a Lifetime of Searching, I Found My Bicultural Tribe
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As a young girl, every time an American said to me "where is your accent from?" I felt insulted. Whenever a Spaniard called me guiri (a slang word for "foreigner" that comes from guirigay, which means "hubbub or chaos," referring to how a…
AHA Multicultural Scholarship Addresses Health Education Disparities
College Bound, School
As a second generation Mexican-American pursuing a nursing degree, Kristine Gallardo recognizes that access to affordable care is an issue that affects most Americans. In addition, she believes multicultural representation in the healthcare…
Different Degrees of Bilingualism and How to Attain Them
Bilingual Plus
A high stage of expertise is a goal we must all strive for and never quit trying to achieve. Otherwise, we risk becoming self-satisfied and complacent. Language is a life-long affair and the sooner we accept this fact, the better we will fare…
10 Reasons Why Being Bilingual Gives You an Edge
Bilingual Plus
Bilingual is Better is a very helpful and informative book by Ana L. Flores and Roxana Soto. The title expresses a big truth that multicultural parents already know, but that people who speak only one language may not be fully aware of.
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How a Baby’s Bilingual Brain Works Harder
Bilingual Plus
More and more, researchers are concluding that being bilingual, and particularly, becoming bilingual as an infant, has huge benefits on brain development. And while there’s no short or simple explanation for how babies become bilingual,…
José-Luis Orozco, the Minstrel on a Mission
Bilingual Plus
[Mamiverse's Bilingual Plus is an online channel devoted to bringing parents and educators the bilingual learning tools they need in the form of digital picture books, sing-alongs, and free curriculum-based family activities.]
José-Luis…