Talking to Grandma S3 Ep22: A Teens Journey to Reclaim and Preserve Heritage Language With Zara Child
Jan 23, 2024
24:22
Welcome to Talking to Grandma, a weekly podcast that elevates stories, science, and strategies to help you raise and teach multilingual and bilingual children. Hosted by Dr. Veronica Benavides, founder and CEO of Bilingual Generation, an organization that helps children with bilingualism in their bones stay connected to their heritage languages and cultures.
Today we hear from Zara Child, a 17-year-old student and the author of a Singaporean Hokkien language learning book. Although her first language was Mandarin Chinese, and she has formally studied French and English, it is Singaporean Hokkien that has captured her imagination. Through her work, she strives to protect linguistic diversity. Listen to hear Zara’s inspiring story and learn about the book she created, Jiak Ba Beh? A Taste of Singaporean Hokkien: An Introduction to Spoken Singaporean Hokkien.
Learn more about Singaporean Hokkien at Save Sg Hokkien or www.learndialect.sg
You can purchase her book here.
Today we hear from Zara Child, a 17-year-old student and the author of a Singaporean Hokkien language learning book. Although her first language was Mandarin Chinese, and she has formally studied French and English, it is Singaporean Hokkien that has captured her imagination. Through her work, she strives to protect linguistic diversity. Listen to hear Zara’s inspiring story and learn about the book she created, Jiak Ba Beh? A Taste of Singaporean Hokkien: An Introduction to Spoken Singaporean Hokkien.
Learn more about Singaporean Hokkien at Save Sg Hokkien or www.learndialect.sg
You can purchase her book here.