There isn’t a language in the world devoid of rhythm, music and rhyme.
Rhythm is universal to humans, so it’s easy to understand why it can help us learn languages. You’ll find children’s nursery rhymes in almost any language online. Fancy Arabic songs, Spanish tongue twisters, Telugu nursery rhymes or Telegu – they all live online, so make good use of them!
Movies and TV
Thanks to streaming and satellites, no matter where you are in the world, there’s a TV channel or movie featuring your language: from Azerbaijani to Zulu and everything in between.
In my household, where my husband doesn’t speak Hindi, we sometimes have to carve out time to watch Telugufilms with subtitles or to watch old ones I love with the kids while he’s away. Movies and TV shows give your kids a chance to hear the language, see the culture and be entertained all at the same time.
Check out this comprehensive blog post about which Indian films can help you telugu learning for kids!
Coaching
I know what you’re thinking – Like career coaching?? What’s that got to do with teaching my child a language?
I was surprised too when I first heard about language coaching from Anita Sachariah, mother of two children in a household speaking English, Malayalam, Tamil, Spanish and Hindi.
“Raising a bilingual family outside of your native country is not easy,” she said. “It takes more than classes and study materials. Learning a heritage language is as psychological as it is academic. It requires difficult conversations with kids around self-esteem, identity, anti-racism and xenophobia.”
Anita is the founder of BhashaKids, a Washington, DC-based retailer specializing in children’s resources for South Asian languages.
But she also coaches parents, teachers and cultural schools on how to succeed in passing on language.
“I realized after starting BhashaKids that materials weren’t enough. In an English-dominated space, families & teachers needed something more. I started giving them pep talks, inspiration, and practical strategies. Many of us come from rich cultures and need to incorporate them into our daily lives to feel whole and to fully contribute, but it’s a challenge in a monolingual environment.”
So whether you hire a professional coach, like Anita, or create an informal tribe of cheerleaders for bilingual learning, it will help you with both the challenges as well as celebrating successes.
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