Teaching your children to speak in Filipino, Tagalog

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Thinking of teaching your children to speak in Filipino? A language expert says, the best way to start teaching them is through our everyday conversations.


  Prof John Hajek, Director for Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross-Cultural Communication (RUMACCC) at The University of Melbourne tells us the importance of teaching the next generation, our children our first language.

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/rumaccc/community/raising-children-more-than-one-language

 Image: Everyday conversations is the best way to learn (AAP-Paul Miller)


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