So our background is...we have been in Switzerland for 17 months, DD has just turned 3. She started at the local Jardin d'enfant in March, aged 2.5. Initially she attended one morning a week then two and now she is going three mornings. She is the only foreign kid in the Jardin d'enfants.
The other day her teacher complained about her lack of French. The teacher speaks a little English and seems to converse with DD in a mix of French and English. I have told the teacher to only speak French but she won't. DD speaks to the other kids in English with the very odd French word thrown in. Whilst out and about with me she speaks more French, "Bonjour, merci, au revoir, ciao ciao, pardon, comment ca va, chocolat". That is about it.
Out of school her closest playmates speak German, Dutch, French, Swedish and English, so she is used to playing with other children and not understanding what they say. It doesn't affect her fun.
But i feel i need to improve her French. Any tips? We have bought her French DVDs, Dora etc which she does watch but it doesn't seem to be helping her. And am i expecting too much of her? How did your young DCs cope with foreign languages?
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GreyElephant · 19/09/2012 07:43
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