Mainting English in Turkey

[WonderFull]

Hi,

Brief intro. I'm British, DH is Turkish. DD is 3 in July, little chatter box in English, very good speaking and vocab. DH never really took my advice in speaking Turkish with her from Day 1, so she doesn't really speak any, but understands a tiny bit.

We are moving to Turkey soon and I'm wondering how I'll cope when her Turkish catches up and she starts using Turkish more then English, goes to Turkish school etc. How should I keep up her English? Do I have to home school her to keep it up? Will just talking to her in English at home be enough, what about reading and writing?

Anyone been there/done that?

Thanks!

I would say as long as you speak to her in English she will keep it up, you will probably have to teach her to read and write English though. I lived in Turkey for a few years and I spoke to my daughter only in English, although she was too young to go to school.

Now we are back in England and my Turkish husband hasn't kept up with talking in Turkish so she only knows a few words.