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Posted by Anna Stevanato on November 21, 2010<\/span>
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\nAnna Stevanato founded the association D\u2019Une Langue \u00e0 l\u2019Autre at the beginning of 2009, in Paris. Her objective : help multilingual families pass on their language and culture to their children, along with an education in french.<\/em>
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workshops in mother tongues for bilingual children<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

In France, one in four children lives in a bilingual context<\/strong>. Migrant families, mixed couples, expatriates, adoptive families : these are just so many types of families of foreign origin living in France. If you look carefully, you will certainly find some in your surroundings.<\/p>\n

Parents often wish to transmit their language and their culture of origin to their child.<\/strong> And it\u2019s just as well they do, as much research shows that bilingualism is a considerable asset for the child\u2019s cognitive development, identity development and career path.<\/p>\n

However, this transmission of a second language to children is not without difficulty, as when for example it is spoken at home by one parent only, or when it is undervalued, or when the child enters school. \u201cMy child understands everything but answers me in French, I feel that he\u2019s mixing the two languages,<\/strong> and I am afraid speaking to him in my language will be detrimental to his integration in school\u2026\u201d. These are questions in front of which parents find themselves helpless.<\/p>\n

The association D\u2019Une Langue A l\u2019Autre has been created in order to answer them, and provide support to multilingual families and their children for the early development of bilingualism.<\/p>\n

She holds workshops in mother tongues for bilingual children<\/strong> supervised by expert coordinators. All languages have their place, Arabic as well as English, Tamil, Italian or Creole\u2026<\/p>\n

D\u2019Une Langue A L\u2019Autre also organizes discussion groups and conferences on themes of bilingualism and intercultural relations for families and professionals <\/strong>working with children in multicultural settings.
\nThrough these innovative actions, the non-profit association D\u2019Une Langue A L\u2019Autre works for the recognition of bilingualism in all children and especially the invisible bilingualism in children from immigrant families.<\/p>\n

Read more : www.dunelanguealautre.org<\/a>
\nPress Contact : Anna Stevanato, +33 6 18 36 13 14 anna@dunelanguealautre.org<\/a>