Do the children mix up the two languages?
We take extreme care in our teaching methods. Children have a great capacity to assimilate several languages at a very early age. In our school we insist upon teachers using one language even if they may themselves know several. In this way pupils naturally associate the person and the language. Equally it is important to begin reading and writing in just one language (in the first year of primary school). This avoids confusion. Obviously in the following years the second language will also be read and written.
