What does it mean to be bilingual? A professor who grew up with three languages poses the question

Prof Mitsuyo Sakamoto of Sophia University in Tokyo grew up with three languages. Many people consider her as an ideal trilingual but Prof Sakamoto see herself as barely bilingual.

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Prof Sakamoto held a seminar at Japan Foundation Sydney last month, as part of a seminar series called 'Raising Japanese-speaking children in Australia.'

The tiled of Prof Sakamoto's seminar is 'In Pursuit Of Lifelong Enrichment: Challenges In Raising Bilingual Children'. This is the fourteenth Japanese education seminar held by Japan Foundaiton Sydney and UNSW.

In the audio, Prof Sakamoto talks about bilingual education and bilingualism, including her own experience.

Prof Mitsuyo Sakamoto of Sophia University in Tokyo holds a seminar on bilingualism at the Japan Foundation Sydney. Credit: Australian Network for Japanese as Community Language

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