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When I was growing up, my mother was working in the fashion industry for a French knitwear company.Her glamorous lifestyle would take her off to Paris for all the shows and there was no doubt that her ability to speak German and French had landed her the job in the first place.
With NZ Fashion Week in full swing in Auckland this week, the eyes of the international fashion world will be on New Zealand fashion and for some of the models and designers this will mean opportunities overseas.
According to a recent article in the Guardian newspaper, designers that speak another language are going to have an added advantage and will enhance any budding designer’s visual and verbal communication skills.
In fact, this is so important now, that London College of Fashion students are encouraged to make use of the university language centre and Erasmus links to study textiles in Lyon or design in Denmark.
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- Do you know your multilingual facts from fiction?
Answer the statements below and read on to see how you did.
True or False?
#1 Monolingual parents can successfully raise a bilingual child
#2 “Real” bilinguals have equal knowledge of both their languages
#3 Young children soak up languages like sponges
#4 Some languages are easier to learn than others
#5 Most of the world is multilingual
#6 Becoming multilingual at a certain age is too late
#7 The more languages you know, the easier it becomes to learn another one -
- “A father carries pictures where his money used to be”
Dads are special! They are providers, role models, caregivers, friends and disciplinarians. They are a Mr Fix-it who can mend anything from a leaking tap to a broken heart, and a Superhero who can save the day.
Surprise Dad this Father’s Day with a wonderful handmade little gift. This FUN French craft activity, “Une boite à bonbons pour Papa”, is sure to delight him not least because it’s been made by you especially for him!
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE FRENCH CRAFT ACTIVITY
Once you’ve made your little box, fill it with yummy treats for Dad to let him know how much you love him and appreciate everything he does for you!
How to say Happy Father’s Day in different languages
Happy Father’s Day to all the superhero dads out there, from all of us at Fun Languages.
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- Learning a new language takes time, commitment and a long-term approach. Especially for parents of the children who do our language lessons.
Results are not necessarily immediate, especially with a language like Mandarin Chinese for Australian children. There is a silent period where the kids may not say much in the target language and it is easy to get disheartened and want to quit.
This is exactly what happened to one of our parents Kathryn, who at the end of last year decided to start a Mandarin Chinese home tutoring group in Melbourne for her two boys. By the end of term 2, the other friends that had started with Kathryn’s children had decided to drop out and Kathryn was becoming disheartened. Results were not meeting her expectations!
Then the unexpected happened.
One evening at a recent function, one of the boys found himself sitting next to a pretty Chinese girl …
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- A couple of months ago, one of our Manly students’ family returned from a holiday in France with their children. The kids, Max and Milly, have been going to our French Fun Language clubs on the Northern Beaches for the last couple of years.
The mum approached me after school to tell her story about what had happened on their recent trip to Paris.
“Every time we ate out in France, the kids insisted on ordering their meals in French”. Apparently, whether ordering LA GLACE to DES CROISSANTS AVEC UN CHOCOLAT CHAUD or UN STEAK FRITES, the children proudly and confidently showcased their new language skills!
The mum was delighted: “The waiters or ice-cream vendors were all very friendly and encouraging and were delighted to hear these Aussie kids ordering in French. Not only that, the children, became our tour guides and helped us around Paris!”
Imagine your child being your TOUR GUIDE on your next overseas holiday!
We love watching Aussie kids blossom with their language learning skills and it was this story that inspired our new French bookmarks.
By Teresa Ferrer, LCF Fun Languages Manager, Northern Beaches, Sydney
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When I was growing up, my mother was working in the fashion industry for a French knitwear company.
Do you know your multilingual facts from fiction?
“A father carries pictures where his money used to be”
Learning a new language takes time, commitment and a long-term approach. Especially for parents of the children who do our language lessons. 
A couple of months ago, one of our Manly students’ family returned from a holiday in France with their children. The kids, Max and Milly, have been going to our French Fun Language clubs on the Northern Beaches for the last couple of years.