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呢個系美國媽媽會, 我唸大家既小朋友都響美國大? 請問你地既小朋友講中文多定英文多?你地用咩方法令佢地學同用多D中文?　請問有無教佢地寫中文?　佢地學中文會吾會有困難呢?
我個仔18個月大, 我儘量同佢講中文, so far 佢D vocabulary 都系一半中文, 一半英文. 有好多詞兩種語言都識. 暫時算bilingual 啦. 但系其他人個個都講英文. 我擔心以後好難教佢講中文啊.

吾該分享下你地既經驗啊. thank you.

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發表於 10-8-19 16:48 |只看該作者

我兩個小朋友（五歲及七歲）在家時80-90%講廣東話，在學校就100%英文，學習完全沒問題。有時候他們兩個自己玩時會講英文，我聽到會叫他們轉回廣東話，暫時他們都尚算聽話，會盡量講廣東話。
最重要是家長要堅持同小朋友講中文，訂下且實行在家一定要講中文的規則。老實説，有時候我自己在家都會講一兩句英文，我的小朋友也會反駁我呢！
我同我老公都很重視小朋友的中文，
另外還帶他們去中文學校學普通話，七歲的兒子會講和寫簡單的句子。
你個仔18個月識一半中一半英，都很不錯！盡量每樣物件都教他中文和英文，繼續努力！

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發表於 10-8-19 17:28 |只看該作者

我都覺得在美國這個英語環境,教小朋友學中文真的不容易,因為他們的母語不是中文,即使我在家跟他們講中文,我都常常聽到我對小朋友用英文對話,其實他們自少由婆婆照顧,公公婆婆只會說中文,仔仔囡囡的中文一向不錯,但自從仔仔上preschool之後,他由8成中文變成8成英語,因為學校老師同學都說英語,囡囡上的托兒所是華人開的,但因為有說英語的小孩,囡囡都說多了英語~

我想我最大的困難是我先生是abc,中文都是有限公司,我和他溝通大部份是英語,尤其是仔仔會質疑我為何跟爸爸說英文但要他跟我說中文,我想幫他報中文班,但最細都要5歲,他還未夠年齡~

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發表於 10-8-19 21:17 |只看該作者

thanks for your sharings ah.

我地住呢度好少華人架, 全靠我自己教. 我成日教我阿媽寄d 中文教材過來. 呢邊乜都無.

以前響香港聽到好多ABC講中文都有口音. 你地小朋友有無口音架?

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發表於 10-8-20 03:17 |只看該作者

Telly -- 我大仔本身語言學習能力幾好，冇乜口音，反而阿女就有ABC口音,我都唔太介意，只要她講就可以。見到你好有心機自己整教材，

Rose-mag -- 我的仔女都有問點解我同我老公在家可以講英文，我答因為爸爸媽媽的英文不好（他們笑我倆的英文發音），所以要多講英文多練習。而他們知道自己的中文不好，所以在家要多講中文，如果唔係第日去香港去中國唔識中文好"瘀"。明白你另一半是abc的困難，唯有你自己努力多D。加油！

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發表於 10-8-21 01:22 |只看該作者

原帖由 mrschao 於 10-8-20 03:17 發表
Telly -- 我大仔本身語言學習能力幾好，冇乜口音，反而阿女就有ABC口音,我都唔太介意，只要她講就可以。見到你好有心機自己整教材，

Rose-mag -- 我的仔女都有問點解我同我老公在家可以講英文，我答因為爸 ...

Thanks for your reply. I am encouraged.

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發表於 10-8-21 06:51 |只看該作者

我個仔5 歲。差唔多係全英文。今個暑期，我自己教佢寫中文，由一橫一直一撇一辣一點一勾，開始。之後就一至十。佢都無問題。
今個星期日開始，佢會返中文學校，逢星期日，每次3 個鐘，希望佢會學到講廣東話。啲人問我點解唔俾佢學普通話。其實因為我自己母語係廣東話，我怕我老左之後，唔記得其他語言，只記得母語時，佢都可以同我溝通。到佢大啲時，就會俾佢讀普通話，我自己都係11歲後先學，我覺得都可行。

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發表於 10-8-25 13:23 |只看該作者

My son is 4 and his English has some accent (but certain English sentences/words have very good American accent). Cantonese is still the most fluent dialect for him right now and he knows a lot of local Cantonese/HK slang as well. I speak Cantonese & English & some Mandarin to him at home. He speaks English or Mandarin to his dad but for the past year, he and his dad get lazy and just speak in English (plus some Cantonese) usually. He regonize a lot of Chinese words when he was 18 months to 3 years old. Nowadays, he did more English letters writing and reading and forgot many Chinese words (regonize and write, spoken Chinese has no problem). He can write 1-10, up, middle, down, left right etc and his name in Chinese. He started English preschool when he turned 3 and that's where he picked up more English. Also, all those Barney, Elmo, Sid the science kid (DVD) etc teach him a lot of English, too. He also loves to watch cooking shows and Dr Oz (I have NO idea why he's interest in this) show. That's where he picked up more vocabulary.

Even when he was small (up till now), I usually speaks the same thing in Cantonese and English (sometimes plus Mandarin) to him (so tiring!) so my son can translate different terms/sentences in Chinese & English esp for Chinese-speaking grandma (grandma pretend she doesn't know English).

During dinner time, I would ask him how was his day and he replied in Cantonese. Then, I told him Daddy don't understand Cantonese much and then he will speaks again in English/Mandarin. I think the key to let the kids learn both language is let them practice more (make them speak at home). I plan to send him to Chinese class during weekend but still looking for one that's closer. I think the youngest they accept is age 4 (Mandarin classes in South Bay).

原帖由 telly_ipock 於 10-8-19 09:48 發表
呢個系美國媽媽會, 我唸大家既小朋友都響美國大? 請問你地既小朋友講中文多定英文多?你地用咩方法令佢地學同用多D中文?　請問有無教佢地寫中文?　佢地學中文會吾會有困難呢?
我個仔18個月大, 我儘量同佢講中文, so f ...

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發表於 10-8-26 01:05 |只看該作者

bunnymonkey, yes I remember how you talk to your son in all three different languages/dialects when we hang out. It requires a lot of patience and you handle that very well. I'm pretty sure your son will be fluent in all three (Eng, Cantonese and Mandarin, at least for understanding and speaking) if you keep up your hard work.
Personally I prefer sending my kids to those Chinese after-school program daily more than the weekend only ones. My son tried both and I can tell the progress is much better with the daily versus weekly program. Of course that depends on how much time the parents can spend on practicing Chinese with the children. This becomes even more important for the weekend program because you only have class once a week. During the week, it totally relies on the parents.
Also the teacher is always a big factor. I would say most of the Chinese teachers I have encountered, they are more tuned to teach kids who already speak Mandarin at home, so they focus on reading and writing. But for me, I mainly want my kids to learn Mandarin orally. It's a bonus if they can read and write too.

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Yes, actually Chinese after-school daily or immerse Chinese program would be better but I don't know any Chinese after-school that's close to my son's school. He is in full-time 4yo English preschool that end at 6pm (can pick up earlier).

For the 5yo kinergarten, I think school end at 2:30pm or 3pm and that maybe good to send to nearby Chinese afterschool (if any). Else the extended care in the same school is till 6pm. Yew Chung (bilingual school) is close to my house but the tuition is a bit steep so I won't consider that now.

Does your son's Chinese after-school provides pick up from his school? Or you need to find other driver to pick up your son after school? How much is Chinese after-school in your area? Each day stay there till what time?

原帖由 mrschao 於 10-8-26 01:05 發表
bunnymonkey, yes I remember how you talk to your son in all three different languages/dialects when we hang out. It requires a lot of patience and you handle that very well. I'm pretty sure your son w ...

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發表於 10-8-27 12:41 |只看該作者

In my area, after school Chinese program for Kindergarten or up is around $400/month (3pm to 7pm five days a week). They usually provide pick-up service with a small fee if the regular school is nearby.

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bunnymonkey,

if u remember, i'd mentioned to u that there's a chinese after school on the other side of the kindergarten campus that my son used to go. they also have a location in Mtn. View.

for the one in palo alto, it's about $700-800/month from 3:30 to 6:30pm two years ago. don't know if the price will be the same for the kindergarteners who started after school early from noon.
they'll also do pick up from the schools nearby at an additional charge of maybe $120-$150/month.

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發表於 10-8-28 02:35 |只看該作者

原帖由 bunnymonkey 於 10-8-25 13:23 發表
My son is 4 and his English has some accent (but certain English sentences/words have very good American accent). Cantonese is still the most fluent dialect for him right now and he knows a lot of loc ...

Thanks so much for sharing your experience and tips with me. I just hope we will be able to find some Chinese after-school programs as you guys mentioned around here by the time my son gets old enough for that. Right now, I don't know anything like that available because Chinese is not a big community here. Maybe I should open one, haha

Funny your son likes watching cooking shows. Maybe he will cook you some yummy meals some time.

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mrschao:

Thanks! Good to know.

Sy-Mom:

Yes, I remember you mentioned that. So that Chinese after school is a like chain with different locations? Oh that kindergarten finished school pretty early (noon). If the price of the after school is $700-800 + $120-150 pick up just for 3 hr daily, I probably will not let my son join. As this is another $1000 on top of the existing preschool/k tuition. May as well just go stright to Yew Chung etc and save some trouble. But anyway, is your son in any Chinese afterschool now? If so, how well is the class and how's his progress? Worth it?

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