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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are only two ways your DCPS/PCSB kid is fluent: (1) you have or more native speakers in the home, have had this since birth, and those native speakers communicate almost exclusively in that language, or (2) your kid spends summers or gap years in foreign countries speaking only that language. Full stop. There is no other way your kid is fluent.  [/quote]

I think you simply don't know students with innate language talent. My kid can [b]mimic any accent[/b] he hears and is an avid reader. That plus all media being set to his second language and a strong peer group of native speakers seems to have done the trick. [/quote]

Yawn.  Same old magical thinking about "innate language talent" and the wonders of media exposure.  Don't forget the marvels of Duo Lingo.

Believe what you want but your kid can't become fluent in a language without full fledged immersion living experiences for months, possibly years.  Admins at DCI feeders and DCI should be much more upfront with parents.  They could start by publishing IB Diploma language scores (and other scores) like many IB World Schools do.[/quote]

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