Educating Your Child in a Non-Native Language

Uncover a wealth of resources and expert advice at a panel discussion on local education options and bilingualism.

Find out the benefits of having your child schooled in a non-native language and approaches for ensuring they retain fluency in more than one language.

“I always recommend that kids try to go to school in both languages,” says education expert and language pathologist Marsha Rosenberg, who will speak at the seminar.

“Being immersed all day in a setting where you are learning in the language is very different from just learning the language,” she says.

Panelists

• Marsha Rosenberg
  A longtime resident of Japan, Marsha is a speech and language specialist with a master’s in speech, language and hearing pathology. She holds a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association and is licensed by the state of Ohio. She is a specialist in early-childhood language acquisition and bilingualism, and she and her husband raised their children bilingually.
• Yoshihiro Odagiri
  A bilingual psychotherapist, Yoshi attended the Nishimachi School before studying at Kanto Gakuin University in Yokohama Japan. He received his master's in counseling psychology from Multnomah University in Portland, Oregon. He is a member of TELL's corporate outreach team and provides volunteer services for at-risk groups throughout Tokyo.
• Patricia O’Keefe
  As the founder and executive director of Global Elite Scholars, a US collegiate consulting firm, Patricia advises students from China, Taiwan and Japan on the US collegiate admissions process. She speaks at more than 20 colleges and universities a year. A former foreign student and global nomad, she is a strong proponent of bilingual education.
• Betsy Rogers
  An American longtime Japan resident, Betsy holds a degree in Asian studies and a master's in international relations and public policy. With four children, she has experience of school systems in the US and Japan and raising her children bilingually. She is the organizer of this annual Women’s Group panel discussion.
  
  

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