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Far Away Blog: Raising a Bilingual Child: Code Switching
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Monday, August 12, 2013. Raising a Bilingual Child: Code Switching. Code Switching - Up close and personal. I have to admit that watching my son’s language development is absolutely amazing. I grew up in “one language” household. My family used English. Now, my family in Japan uses both English in the house and outside as well. In linguistics, code switching is switching between two or more language varieties, in the context of a single conversation. You can follow me on Twitter: @jlandkev. I also found ...
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Far Away Blog: I Want to go on an Adventure
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Friday, August 16, 2013. I Want to go on an Adventure. Have you ever wanted to do something amazing? Have you ever wanted to do something so cool that you could look back on it for years and years and be proud you did it? Have you ever wanted to do something so “off the wall” that would be able to amaze people with the tales for years to come? The second thing holding me back from running off into the great outdoors and doing something incredible…money. Big adventures don’t tend to come c...Known as one ...
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Far Away Blog: September 2013
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Saturday, September 14, 2013. Come and Join me. Here's the deal folks. in an effort to consolidate my "internet life" I have decided to consolidate things under the umbrella of BusanKevin Dot Com. I have started posting the videos from my BusanKevin YouTube channel there as well as new written blog posts. I will soon move all of my posts from this site over there. I will no longer be posting here so if you want to keep reading the strange things I write.come on over to BUSANKEVIN DOT COM. On a Summer ins...
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Far Away Blog: October 2012
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Sunday, October 21, 2012. Japanese Mafia Headquarters.I take a look! So here’s the deal. I am coming near the end of my training for Osaka Marathon 2012. To the other, but decided something a little new for this morning’s 31km (20 mile) run. I wanted to make it a “destination” run so to speak. I decided that I would check out the compound that is the headquarters of the Yamaguchi-gumi. The Yamaguchi-gumi is the largest organized crime syndicate in Japan and is what is known as the yakuza. Didn't want to ...
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Far Away Blog: January 2013
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Monday, January 14, 2013. Constantly Talking: a teaching tool. One piece of advice I give to new teachers, especially ones teaching second language learners is to constantly speak to them and ask them questions. This of course gives them more opportunities to hear English as well think in the language and speak it. Practice, practice, practice! The more you practice anything, the better you will become. Learning a language is no different. Today I went for a walk with my son and spoke to him the entire t...
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Far Away Blog: 5 Scariest Bugs in Japan
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Friday, August 23, 2013. 5 Scariest Bugs in Japan. Scariest Insects in Japan. My Top 5 List (I realize that not all are "technically" bugs). Recently I was asked a question on my YouTube Facebook page. About creepy crawly things. Someone who plans to move to Japan shared with me that they are very frightened of spiders and fear they may have an allergy. They wondered if there are many spiders one should fear in Japan. Japanese Giant Hornet (Suzumebachi):. These fairly reclusive creatures tend to stay in ...
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Far Away Blog: Raising a Bilingual Child: Constant Questioning
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Raising a Bilingual Child: Constant Questioning. Raising a Bilingual Child. Teaching Tip: Constant Questioning. I learned a lot working as a kindergarten teacher for five years. I closely observed my students and I watched their parents carefully as well. I asked students about their interactions with their parents. Do they read stories to you? Do you sit together as a family and eat meals together? On a Summer insect hunt with my son. Constantly questioning your child is a gr...
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Far Away Blog: December 2012
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Sunday, December 30, 2012. 8220;Big Surprise” Language Moments: Part 1. When you are raising any child, there are definitely special language milestones that you remember as a parent. When your child first says, “Mamma” (word may vary according to language). When your child first says “food.” When your child first vocalizes that they need to go to the toilet (an important step in toilet training). My brain is boggled though at how much English he is picking up. He can now use basic sentences and basi...
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Far Away Blog: Raising a Bilingual Child: Only Speaking English to my Children
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Raising a Bilingual Child: Only Speaking English to my Children. Teaching Tips: ONLY Speaking English to my Children. Some of you out there may find yourself in a situation similar to the one I’ll talk about today. You may be in a different country and the language in question may not be English, but your situation may be similar. He simply wouldn’t be able to. He’s be missing out on so much. You can follow me on TWITTER: @jlandkev. Posted by Kevin O. August 14, 2013 at 1:25 AM.
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Far Away Blog: Raising a Bilingual Child: The Daddy Show
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Friday, August 23, 2013. Raising a Bilingual Child: The Daddy Show. Raising a Bilingual Child. Teaching Tips: The Daddy Show. A constant thought in my mind is “What can I do to help my two children develop their English language skills while living in Japan? 8221; and then leave a pause so he had time to answer. I added some titles at the beginning and then before each song and story, clearly introduced what I was about to do. When I shot the video I looked straight into the camera as if it were my s...
