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Children only partially fluent in a second language?
I'm not fluent in my second language (Hungarian, third hardest for english speakers), but I grew up with it and there are at least some parts of Hungarian that will always be a part of my imediate family's vocabulary. I'm taking steps to keep as much as I can of my language skills since I moved back to the US, but I really want to teach my children at least some Hungarian as infants.
I was wondering if anyone else specifically had children who were partially bi-lingual and how they believe that has benefited them dispite not being fluent.
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TCK"s or Third Culture Kids are difined as "[A] person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents' culture. The third culture kid builds relationships to all of the cultures, while not having full ownership in any. Although elements from each culture are assimilated into the third culture kid's life experience, the sense of belonging is in relationship to others of the same background."
How being a TCK relates to my desire to adopt some day: I grew up an international child, and while the walls between country and race mean less to me than most, I grew up with an understanding of the influence of clashing cultures that is hard to explain to someone who exists in solely one culture. God has given me the gift of experiences to fuel my desire for international adoption and to understand an internationally adopted child's world.
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10-20-2006, 04:54 PM
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