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  • Stage 1: I’d like my child to be bilingual, but there are many obstacles…
    • Situation #1.1: We tried to help our child speak Chinese, but he was not interested. So I think he may be fine speaking English only…
    • Situation #1.2: Our family is Chinese, and the adult members speak Chinese to each other, but all of us usually use English to speak to our child at home because we are not sure if there is any benefi
    • Situation #1.3: Our family members speak very little English at home. It is getting more difficult these days to communicate with my child now that he is only speaking English that he learns from scho
    • Situation #1.4: My child’s English is not up to grade level yet. It seems that we can’t afford to deal with Chinese now…
    • Situation #1.5: I can speak Chinese, but since I am not a native speaker, I am afraid to use that at home with my child for fear that he is not getting the most correct form of the language…
    • Situation #1.6: I am not sure if my child can be very competent in Chinese. I think I will let her go at her own pace. I would be very satisfied if she can write her own name…
    • Situation #1.7: My child is past the optimal stage of learning Chinese. I should have done it when he was much younger…
    • Situation #1.8: I am afraid my child will get confused with learning both languages at the same time if she is switching back and forth in English and Chinese…
  • Stage 2: My child was bilingual, but things are changing…
    • Situation #2.1: My child is picking up so much English in school. It is so difficult for him to shift speaking Chinese at home…
    • Situation #2.2: My child knows Chinese. She understands me when I speak to her, but I don’t know why she answers in English…
    • Situation #2.3: My child speaks to me in fluent Chinese; but somehow he tends to speak to his siblings and friends in English, even though they too can speak Chinese fluently…
    • Situation #2.4: My child used to speak often in Chinese to me, but the older she grows, the less she speaks…
    • Situation #2.5: We require Chinese to be spoken at home, but our child is reluctant to do so…
    • Situation #2.6: I am in a mixed marriage. Both of us speak English to each other, but I want to use Chinese with my child…
    • Situation #2.7: I really need my child to learn Chinese so he can speak to his grandparents…
    • Situation #2.8: China is going to be the next economic giant in the world and I really want my child to learn Chinese so that she can have the best opportunities in the future…
  • Stage 3: My child is bilingual and goes to Chinese school, but it has been difficult…
    • Situation #3.1: We are already doing a great thing by sending our child to Chinese language school. I just don’t understand why he is so unhappy going there…
    • Situation #3.2: I am not sure whether Chinese school is already teaching my child what there is to learn about the language…
    • Situation #3.3 All Chinese schools seem very similar in curriculum and theories. I am not sure what the best is for my child…
    • Situation #3.4: I am skeptical about choosing Mandarin as the language to learn since we speak a different Chinese dialect (e.g. Cantonese, Toisanese) at home, but most curricula are in Mandarin…
    • Situation #3.5: I am not sure whether my child can benefit from being a part of a Chinese community when learning the language…
    • Situation #3.6: My child already goes to Chinese school, and she knows Chinese, but I don’t understand why she doesn’t use it outside of class…
  • Stage 4: My child is bilingual and I like the thought of biliteracy…
    • Situation #4.1: English and Chinese are very different languages. I am not sure the same theories can be applied to both languages…
    • Situation #4.2: My child thinks Chinese is too difficult to learn…
    • Situation #4.3: Character drilling (any exercise that requests one to repeat writing a character an excessive number of times) is a major part of learning Chinese, but my child dreads it…
    • Situation #4.4: I am not sure whether my child should study simplified characters or traditional characters…
    • Situation #4.5: The stroke order of a Chinese character is very important, but I am not sure how much we should press my child to memorize it…
    • Situation #4.6: My child can read most of the books in Chinese school. I wonder what other books I can find to help her more…
    • Situation #4.7: Pinyin and flashcards are easy tools to use, but I am not sure whether they are effective…
    • Situation #4.8: I wish my child had more time learning Chinese. It takes a lot of time away from her regular studies…

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