Great question! Millions of students around the country are maintaining home language, so there is no shortage of people to meet and connect with! A few ideas to get you started:

+ Locally: Talk to other students at your school. You’d be surprised how many other students speak two or more […]

To study for your exam, remember that every bit of practice helps. In addition to formally studying with a textbook or other language learning materials, remember that some of your best teachers are around you!

+ Ask your family to speak with you in home language only. This might be a […]

There are so many ways to do this!

+Join our campaign by signing up for our mailing list. We’ll notify you when there are opportunities to celebrate bilingualism with us.

+Start a Bilingual Club at your school, including students of all different backgrounds!

+Encourage your school, community center, or church to host a […]

Your ability to speak more than one language will help you in a number of ways. First, retaining your home language provides a strong connection to your family, your community, and your culture. So there are personal reasons to maintain your home language!

Bilingualism will also give you new and different […]

Every language is important, not just the most popular ones! You may know a language that fewer people in the world know, which makes it prized and it would seem even more important to guard and protect that language. If we do not take care to protect home languages, we […]

There are a number of wonderful resources to help you maintain and improve your home language skills. Many communities have Saturday schools or similar weekend/evening programs to help students of all ages practice home language. UW and community colleges also offer a wide range of language classes (you may even […]

It’s difficult to speak a language perfectly; few people do! You do not need to speak completely fluently in order to receive the benefits of being bilingual. And you don’t need to be perfect in order to get World Language Credits – you may not get all four, but you […]

You should do what makes you most comfortable. However, many adults who gave up their home language as a teenager later regret doing so. Why? Because there are so many benefits to speaking your home language: brain benefits, academic recognition, better job opportunities, and of course a secret language you […]

No! Studies show that if you maintain and learn to read and write in your home language, it may make learning a second language (here: English) easier for you. The research also shows that you will succeed in learning English whether or not English is what you speak at home.

There […]