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Raising multilingual children and how many languages can one human speak?

Season 1, Ep. 4

Today we are delighted to chat with Dr Francesca La Morgia, from Mother Tongues, who has just been announced as one of the 2021 Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Impact Awardees. We chat with her about raising multilingual children, common myths and misconceptions, her tips to make languages fun for kids... and we ask her how many languages can one human possibly speak?


If you are a parent raising children in different languages, you will love today's episode, and check out the Mother Tongues website to learn more about their webinars, language classes, festival and so many other great resources for both parents and teachers.


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