Group 1 Examples

Group 1: Parent(s) speaking a foreign language to their children that neither parent speaks natively.

 

Paul and Renée Johnson
Place of Residence: Mountain View, CA, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Mostly French
Some English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: Mostly French
Some English
Languages spoken by children: French (dominant language)
English
Children: Boy/1994
E-mail address: johnsons@pacbell.net

Karl & Kristina Shurts

Place of Residence: Hillsboro, OR
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Mostly German
Some English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: Mostly German
Some English
Languages spoken by children: German (dominant language)
English
Children: Boy/1992, Twin Girls/1992, Boy/1996
E-mail address: kshurts@mail.gte.net
John & Remy
Place of Residence: Freemont, CA, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: American Sign Language
Native Language of Wife: Asian
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: American Sign Language
Languages spoken by children: American Sign Language (dominant lang.)
English
Children: Boy/1988
E-mail address: tikhy@aol.com
Ken and Gail Prosser
Place of Residence: Santa Rosa, CA USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: Japanese
Languages spoken by children: English, Japanese
Children: Boy/1992
E-mail address: email muku@sonic.net
Kimberly Miller
Place of Residence: Highland, CA, USA
Native Language of Husband: Not Applicable
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Not Applicable
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and Spanish
Languages spoken by children: English and Spanish
Children: Girl/1993
E-mail address: kamiller@sloc.net
Barkhausen Family
Place of Residence: College Station, TX, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Spanish
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and Spanish
Languages spoken by children: English and Spanish
Children: Boy/1989
E-mail address: mmb5316@acs.tamu.edu
Graeme and Rhona Dunphy
Place of Residence: Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: German
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English
Languages spoken by children: English and German
Children: Boy/1990, Girl/1992, 1995
E-mail address: graeme.dunphy@sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de
Bernd and Karola Klein
Place of Residence: Singen, Germany
Native Language of Husband: German
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: German
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: German
Languages spoken by children: English and German
Children: Boy/1991, Girl/1993
E-mail address: bernd.klein@bigfoot.com
Sam and Grace Lin
Place of Residence: Taichung, Taiwan, R. O. C.
Native Language of Husband: Taiwanese and Mandarin
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: Taiwanese and Mandarin
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: Mandarin
Languages spoken by children: Mandarin, English and Taiwanese
Children: Boy/1993, Girl/1996
E-mail address: samgrace@ms14.hinet.net
Laurent and Marie
Place of Residence: Barrington, RI, USA
Native Language of Husband: French
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: French
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: French
Languages spoken by children: French and English
Children: Boy/1994
E-mail address: mlandruet@edgenet.net
Elisabeth Eckley
Place of Residence: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and German
Languages spoken by children: English and German
Children: Boy/1995
E-mail address: n.t.i.c.k.k.m@worldnet.att.net
Christian and Leslie
Place of Residence: Mesa, AZ, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Swedish
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English
Languages spoken by children: English and Swedish
Children: Girl/1994, 1996
E-mail address: cwoolf@concentric.net
Karl Wurst and Amy West
Place of Residence: Rockville, CT, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: German
Languages spoken by children: English and German
Children: Boy/1996
E-mail address: awest@m-w.com
Keldon and Sonia
Place of Residence: St. George, UT, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Spanish
Native Language of Wife: Spanish
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: Spanish
Languages spoken by children: Spanish and English
Children: Boy/1992, 1994
E-mail address: bauer@cc.dixie.edu
Richard and Laura Gray
Place of Residence: Venice, CA, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: French and Spanish
Languages spoken by children: Child still too young
Children: Girl/1996
E-mail address: lgray@vgs.com
Rod and Joy Jones
Place of Residence: Mesa, AZ, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Spanish
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English
Languages spoken by children: English and Spanish
Children: Boy/1971, Boy/1974, Girl/1977, Girl/1978
E-mail address: alicia-aaron@worldnet.att.net
de Goes Telles Family
Place of Residence: Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Native Language of Husband: Portuguese
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Portuguese
Native Language of Wife: Portuguese
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English
Languages spoken by children: English and Portuguese
Children: 1994
E-mail address: kids@connect.com.br
Tom and Suzanne
Place of Residence: Dallas, TX, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: Spanish
Languages spoken by children: English and Spanish
Children: Girl/1994
E-mail address: sclareso@tenet.edu
Van Gils Family
Place of Residence: Mesa, AZ, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Dutch
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English
Languages spoken by children: Child still too young
Children: Boy/1996
E-mail address: cvangils@pol.net
Scrivner Family
Place of Residence: Rogers, Arkansas, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Icelandic and Spanish
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: Icelandic and Spanish
Languages spoken by children: English, Icelandic and Spanish
Children: Boy/1996
E-mail address: tscrivner@pop.ipa.net
Dan and Stacy
Place of Residence: Tucson, AZ, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and some Spanish
Languages spoken by children: Too young at time of submission
Children: Girl/1997
E-mail address: denslen@flash.net
Phill and Holly
Place of Residence: Houston, TX, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: German
Languages spoken by children: English and some German
Children: Boy/1985, 2 Girls/1989, Girl 1993
E-mail address: furgason@swbell.net
Jennifer Moak
Place of Residence: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Native Language of Husband: N/A
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: N/A
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and some German
Languages spoken by children: English and German
Children: Girl/1991
E-mail address: no e-mail
Christina Millard
Place of Residence:
Native Language of Husband: N/A
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: N/A
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and some Lakota and Spanish
Languages spoken by children: English and some Lakota and Spanish
Children: Girl/1996
E-mail address: lanlady@dave-world.net
Patti Collins
Place of Residence: Leesburg, VA, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: N/A
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and some Spanish
Languages spoken by children: English and some Spanish
Children: Boy/1991
E-mail address: Lt1302@aol.com
Chris and Collette Brubaker
Place of Residence: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: German and English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English
Languages spoken by children: English and some German
Children: Boy/1993, Girl/1995
E-mail address: brubaker@ucla.edu
David Nichols and Kathryn Eastman
Place of Residence: Latham, NY, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: German and English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and Chinese
Languages spoken by children: Too young at time of survey
Children: Girl/1996
E-mail address: nichodav@hvcc.edu
Lichun and Pengli
Place of Residence: Shenyang, China
Native Language of Husband: Chinese
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Chinese and some English
Native Language of Wife: Chinese
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: Chinese
Languages spoken by children: Chinese and some English
Children: Boy/1991
E-mail address: lichune@mailexcite.com
Joseph and Jacquelyn Thomas-Sandane
Place of Residence: Columbia, MO, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and Spanish
Languages spoken by children: Too young at time of survey
Children: Boy/1997
E-mail address: lapachamama@hotmail.com
Edmund and Melanie Magagnos-Lee
Place of Residence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English and Korean
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and Korean
Languages spoken by children: Too young at time of survey
Children: Boy/1998
E-mail address: melanielee27@hotmail.com
Jeffery and Share
Place of Residence: Seaville,NJ, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English and French
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English
Languages spoken by children: English and some French
Children: Boy/1989, Girl/1991
E-mail address: jptenner@yahoo.com
German Speaking Father
Place of Residence: Annandale, VA, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: German and English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English
Languages spoken by children: German and English
Children: Girl/1989, Boy/1990
E-mail address: bkloster@erols.com
Amy C. Jones
Place of Residence: West Virginia, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: French
Languages spoken by children: English and French
Children: Girl/1995
E-mail address: accj1@aol.com
Steven Chrisp
Place of Residence: Stokes Valley, New Zealand
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: New Zealand Maori
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: New Zealand Maori
Languages spoken by children: New Zealand Maori and English
Children: Girl/1988; Girl/91; Boy/1996
E-mail address: steven.chrisp@natlib.govt.nz
Gene (husband speaks German)
Place of Residence:  USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: German and English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English
Languages spoken by children: English and German
Children: Boy/1993
E-mail address: reisender@deskmedia.com
Peter and Paulette
Place of Residence: USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and Spanish
Languages spoken by children: English, Spanish, French
Children: Boy/1995, Girl/1997
E-mail address: pwaugh@bellsouth.com
Marcel Trudel and Louise Lanthier
Place of Residence: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Native Language of Husband: French
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: French and English
Native Language of Wife: French
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: French and English
Languages spoken by children: French and English
Children: Boy/1994
E-mail address: tangosierra@hotmail.com
Dea and Nick
Place of Residence: Enterprise, Ala, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and French
Languages spoken by children: Too young at time of survey
Children: Girl/1997
E-mail address: gistnd@alaweb.com
Jorn and MI-Young
Place of Residence: Norway
Native Language of Husband: Norwegian
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: Norwegian and English
Native Language of Wife: Korean
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: Korean
Languages spoken by children: Korean, English, Norwegian
Children: Girl/1997
E-mail address: miyoung@eunet.no
Jim and Michelle
Place of Residence: Westerville, OH, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English and Spanish
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and German
Languages spoken by children: English, German, Spanish
Children: Girl/1997
E-mail address: jimtx@earthlink.net
George and Pat
Place of Residence: Saddlebrook, NJ, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English and German
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and German
Languages spoken by children: English and German
Children: Girl/1995, Boy/1996
E-mail address: TONNY69852@aol.com
Christian and Sabine
Place of Residence: Winsen/Aller, Germany
Native Language of Husband: German
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: German
Native Language of Wife: German
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and German
Languages spoken by children: English and German
Children: Boy/1997
E-mail address: s.laukart@t-online.de
Linda Wyman
Place of Residence: Dallas, TX, USA
Native Language of Husband: English
Language(s) Husband speaks to Children: English
Native Language of Wife: English
Language(s) Wife speaks to Children: English and Spanish
Languages spoken by children: English and Spanish
Children: Girl/1996
E-mail address: steggy1@juno.com
Linda Wyman
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