| Hi andymom,
If your post is anything to go by, your English is just fine. I'm a primary school teacher, who has taught lots of children for whom English was an additional language. The best time to learn languages is when you are a child and therefore surrounding your child with English speakers will enable him to learn the language.
I used to teach in the East End of London and I rememeber a little boy coming to us directly from China, with no English at all. He spoke Mandarin, whilst the other Chinese children we had in the class spoke Cantonese. So he was completely on his own. He left us after a year, as his father's job was relocated. He was speaking English clearly and also reading and writing to a good standard for his age. In his situation he had to learn the language to get his needs met.
It's a personal opinion but I wouldn't send him for extra English classes, once he is immmersed in English at the International School he should be fine. He is only sixteen months old and as I said a child's capacity for learning languages is enormous.
Hope that helps.
Jools  |