Helping Your Expat Children to Learn a Foreign Language

Helping Your Expat Children to Learn a Foreign Language

Many kids have to learn a foreign language when relocating overseas. Although this is not easy, it is one of the best benefits your kids can gain out of the expatriate adventure.

 
Of course the benefit of knowing how to speak a second language is mostly for those who relocate to a country where the spoken language is different than the one spoken in their native country.
 
If this is your situation, you are most probably worried about your kids – How will they understand the teacher, classmates? How will they request to go to the washroom? And how will they feel sitting in a class without being able to understand a single word?
 
Indeed, this is not a very pleasant experience for a kid, and some of the most common questions parents ask are:

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  Is it recommended to teach my kids the foreign language before we relocate overseas?
  
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  How long will it take for my kid to learn a foreign language?
  
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  Which language to speak inside the house?
  

Kids usually acquire the second language in its natural environment and speak it on a daily basis. If your kids were successful with acquiring their native language then the odds are that their second language acquisition will be fine as well.
 

How Long Will It Take For Your Expat Kids 

To Learn a Foreign Language?

 
This is a personal matter, and usually depends on various factors:

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