Magu babanod yn ddwyieithog – erthygl ddiddorol o’r Christian Science Monitor. Mae’n dod o safbwynt Americanaidd, ond mae trafodaeth yn berthnasol iawn i ni Gymry.

Whatever the motive for maintaining a bilingual household, linguists emphasize that parents must understand the long-term commitment it requires. That includes having clear goals.

“You must have specific ideas about what you want your child to be able to do in both languages,” says Ms. Myles.

Parents must devise strategies for achieving their goals, she adds. And they must be consistent, using a particular language at a certain time, with a certain person, or in specific situations. Myles also advises parents to avoid mixing languages, so children will hear each tongue in a pure form.

Mae hyn yn cydfynd â beth dwedodd Marion Löffler ar raglen Sulwyn sbel yn ôl am ei phrofiad hi magu plentyn mewn tair iaith. Ro’n i’n synnu pa mor strict o’n nhw am pryd siaradon nhw Cymraeg, neu’r Saesneg, neu’r Almaeneg, ond mae’n debyg oedden nhw wedi penderfynnu o’r dechrau taw hwnna yw’r ffordd orau i fynd.

Mwy o erthyglau diddorol o’r un ffynhonen:

Conversion to immersion – dysgu plant dwad trwy gyfrwng yr iaith “frodorol” y wlad (Saesneg yn achos America, felly’r dyfynodau) yn lle cymysgydd o’r Saesneg ac iaith teulu’r plant. Dychmygwch rhywun yng Nghymru gyda digon o gerrig i ddweud:

In Lawrence, where about 14 percent of the public schools’ 12,000 students currently qualify for bilingual courses and where test scores on state achievement exams rank near the bottom, there’s been relatively little dispute about the need for a more successful approach to teaching every child English [Cymraeg, yma]. “We have a moral and ethical responsibility to make children proficient in the language of this country,” says Wilfredo Laboy, Lawrence’s school superintendent.

Byddai Llew Smith yn farw o’r sioc.

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