Comments on: The lingo limbo http://maamej.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/the-lingo-limbo/ reflections on parenting in a bi-cultural family Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:32:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: maamej http://maamej.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/the-lingo-limbo/#comment-48 maamej Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:54:30 +0000 http://maamej.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-48 Thanks Sf, they are great suggestions. I do like listening to Ghanaian music & trying to guess what they are singing about. Thanks Sf, they are great suggestions. I do like listening to Ghanaian music & trying to guess what they are singing about.

]]> By: sf http://maamej.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/the-lingo-limbo/#comment-47 sf Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:13:46 +0000 http://maamej.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-47 Oh, I hear you on this one! I've been trying off and on to learn my husband's native South Indian language - and it's amazing how few resources there are for English speakers to do such a thing. A couple of random resources I've found helpful are internet radio stations (at least gets you hearing the sounds), kids' magazines or books (for VERY young kids... at least at my stage!), and using a flashcard program on my computer that can quiz me with audio files (I had to make them myself by recruiting native speakers to read the words for me, but it really helped me learn to recognize things when they were said aloud). But... it's HARD! I look forward to the next post on the subject! Oh, I hear you on this one! I’ve been trying off and on to learn my husband’s native South Indian language – and it’s amazing how few resources there are for English speakers to do such a thing.

A couple of random resources I’ve found helpful are internet radio stations (at least gets you hearing the sounds), kids’ magazines or books (for VERY young kids… at least at my stage!), and using a flashcard program on my computer that can quiz me with audio files (I had to make them myself by recruiting native speakers to read the words for me, but it really helped me learn to recognize things when they were said aloud). But… it’s HARD!

I look forward to the next post on the subject!

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