NAME IT FIRST

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Two Languages

You translate for the people who raised you and carry more than a kid should.

You understand both worlds. That means you carry both. Nobody asks if that is heavy.

This is for:

For the child ages 7 to 13 who translates for their family and carries adult responsibilities in two worlds.

You'll produce:your Your Two Languages Page

The Name It First Experience

You translate at appointments. You explain the letter from school. You navigate two worlds and nobody asks if that is heavy. This is the story where someone finally asks. Your Two Languages Page is the moment you navigated, what it cost you, and what it gave you — in your own words. The output is not advice. It is your page.

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Sample questions

  1. What do you think the kid feels when they have to translate something really important for a grown-up — and they're not sure they have the right words?
  2. What is the hardest thing about living in more than one language — and what is the best thing?
  3. What would YOU do if you were asked to translate something and you weren't sure you understood it yourself?

Research basis

Bialystok (bilingual cognitive development) / Cummins (linguistic interdependence hypothesis) / García (translanguaging theory) / Grosjean (bilingual identity) / Phinney (ethnic identity and language)

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