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Originally Posted by Columbine
Bit confused by the plan though; are you going to be living with him/seeing him daily because if neither of his parents speak Japanese, well, you can see what I'm thinking.
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Originally Posted by MMM
I am curious, what your goals are in speaking Japanese to a baby, and how many years do you plan on keeping it up?
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As to the plan, I expect to see him most days and I'm hoping speaking Japanese to him will help confer some of the advantages of being raised bilingually. (A sub-plan is that my brother has wanted to learn Japanese for several years but has dragged his feet, so hearing his son respond to or speak it may finally encourage him to learn it.)
I plan on sticking with it for at least the first few years.
Do either of you know if, say, NHK or the Japanese Department of Education offer courses or videos? Or maybe of a Dora the Explorer-like program that incorporates English and Japanese?
Thanks for confirming はじめまして for me.
Best,
Steven