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lexi   
3 Jul 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

Those variations often allow speakers to attain the level of expression that is out of reach to people speaking only one language.

If a young child is put in the situation where they have no alternative but to learn the language, it forces them to use parts of the brain, that would otherwise lay dormant. It allows them to dig deep into the resources and build up coping mechanisms which equips them very well in later life.

Also bilingual children are able to speak 3rd and 4th languages so much easier, without the complications and barriers that non-bilingual children have.
lexi   
1 Jul 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

A child as young as 2 can pick up a foreign language fluently if they are in a host country with no stress at all. Don't listen to some of the "plebs on this site". The child will speak two languages fluently with very little assistance.

Even older children only need 6m to a year to become fluent, provided they are living and going to school in a host country.

I see no problem.
lexi   
1 Jul 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

Young children are unable to differentiate between first and second languages, as they do not catagorise this the way adults do. They simply see language as a means of communication. If a friend is speaking english they will speak english, if another is speaking polish they will speak polish.

It is only adults who have these barriers not children.
lexi   
28 Jun 2009
News / Plane crash in Krakow. [15]

From where they live you can see Hute...if that helps???

How far from Nova Huta and in which direction?
lexi   
28 Jun 2009
News / Plane crash in Krakow. [15]

Wroclaw
Maybe just of the bonia in Krakow, there is a big park there.
lexi   
26 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

Mister H

Just tried to send you a PM to apologise for being a moody git earlier, but your setting don't seem to allow for them, so I'm doing it this way instead.

Sorry !

Don't worry about it have a nice sleep. No problem.
Mafketis above, is giving everyone the Oxford Concise of life !!
lexi   
26 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

There are complex historical reasons for this (short story: the traditional models of grammar are awful and make no sense but for various political reasons can't be replaced). The effect is what it is.

Mafketis what is this rubbish you are feeding the members of this forum. Pray tell me what are the "traditional models of grammar which are so awful and make no sense "but for various political reasons!

Are you talking about the way expenses claims are interpreted, which make no sense but cannot be replaced because it is so advantageous to politicians for various political reasons
lexi   
26 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

I'm sorry if you don't appreciate it or cannot at least see another person's point of view.

I may not agree with you, but you should at least allow me the courtesy of having an opinion.

I agree with you Mr H, this is a public forum and yes I should see another person view, and yes I should let you have the courtesy of an opionion. However I never got the impression that the child should" not be taught polish" this was purely your assumption.

A child naturally picks up a language, and has very little to do with osmosis.
lexi   
26 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

You seem to be getting the impression that I'm saying he shoudn't be taught Polish at all and I'm not saying that.

Mr H if you cannot offer anything else other than this pre-adolescent reply, refrain from discussing any other matters with me please.
lexi   
25 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

inner city schools would not be saying stuff like this to polish parents, that is for sure.

I know that they should not, but sometimes they are staffed by unqualified teachers because noone wants to work there. Sad but true.
lexi   
25 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

I do agree with you on that point and don't think that this kid shouldn't be learning Polish, just that the emphasis should be on English as that will, ultimately, be his first language.

Mr H the emphasis should not be on english, he will pick this up naturally. Maybe the parents are expecting too much of the child. The school does not sound good when they are saying the things that they say. Maybe the school is in some inner-city somewhere.

Children pick up languages naturally, and they don't carry the stress that adult do.
lexi   
25 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

There are pros and cons of emigrating and something like this is on the 'con' side.

No on the contrary Mr H this is a pro side. Children, unlike adults can become fluent in 6 months, without any accent. This is the best time for a child to learn a language when they are young, there is such a hugh incentive to learn, this is really the best time,

In england unfortunately, we do not expose our children to any serious language at an early age, and then expect them to learn it all in a couple of years, unless one pays for private tuition of course.

Children need to start a foreign language in nursery school, that is why the british are so crap at languages.
lexi   
25 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / Friend told "just allow your son to forget Polish" by school. [96]

Supposedly if you speak a second language to your child they are likely to pick up on any mistakes you make. So it is better to speak your first language with the child.

Absolutely I agree with this. It is the same if a child has bilingual parents they must always speak their native language to them. ie if the father is spanish he should speak spanish and if the mother is english she should speak english to the child, that way the child learns each distinctive language properly.

I do not want to sound condecending but this is really best for child.
lexi   
14 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / England, Dirty, Expensive and a dangerous place to live? [205]

another tit! take her govno to random!

Gosh I wish I had two brothers with lst degrees, Phd's Cd's and Dvd's the list no doubt is endless. ShelleyS you must be so so proud!

As we like to say it's all relative J, you're average family is suffereing and struggling in the UK...Most young couples cant get on the property ladder and more and more houses are being respossessed because of the rise in utiltiy bills, interest rates and general day to day out goings...Why do you think the average family size for an English couple has shrunk from 3 kids in the 1970's to 1 in the 2000's?

I have to say one last thing before I leave this forum. This person speaks through her a..., just look at this quote and make your own opinion! Nothing to do with being over-committed before they took out a mortgage then ShelleyS! Edited
lexi   
13 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / England, Dirty, Expensive and a dangerous place to live? [205]

You are just mad i didn't buy any Bubble vests :)

Still available, to valued customers only. My life has been transformed since I went into the retail market. Perhaps you have not seen my advert on TV Polish and English, it is called "to be vested is to be invested". Going on Dragons Den next Thursday, watch out for it. Take Care
lexi   
13 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / England, Dirty, Expensive and a dangerous place to live? [205]

I mean it's predictable, as so many threads descend into racism and BS..:)

Okay, then we must identify why england has become dirty, expensive and a dangerous palce to live. Why do you think this, if indeed you do and indeed it has?
lexi   
12 Jun 2009
UK, Ireland / England, Dirty, Expensive and a dangerous place to live? [205]

I found it particular disturbing when a you boy is knifed by 3 black youths, all from unstable backgrounds, in an unprovoked attack in London. Uncontrolled immigration in this country is out of control, and gives a really bad name to the genuine immigrants who come here.

We have for years been a tolerant country, I really do not know how much longer this tolerance will last.

No It was not a racist attack by black people, it was an unprovoked attack by 3 black people from unstable backgrounds.
lexi   
22 May 2009
News / Nobility / Aristocracy in Poland ? [92]

Okay point taken, anyone can comment upon things they know nothing about which resullts in B... S.....

Espania I am not attacking you, I lived in your country for 5 years, I loved the people and still have friends there from way back. I just thought the video was really "way over the top", and domestic violence in any nationality is dreadful.
lexi   
22 May 2009
News / Nobility / Aristocracy in Poland ? [92]

In my experience they would more likely use potential for making the college rowing team as a tie breaker!

Yes but if they had copious amounts of "college rowers for the next 2 years" the French speaker would get the placement.