Many readers have shown concern regarding their children's ability to learn Chinese/English after attending international schools.
1. Immersion Programme Strategy
Immersion programmes have been a popular way to teach French in Canada for many years. It can also be applied to Chinese learning effectively. My parents adopt this method.
Example:
School as an English only environment, supported by teachers.
Home as a Chinese only environment, supported by parents.
Effectiveness:
It varies among different users. However, at the end of the day, stakeholders involved in initiating and sustaining the programme must be firm (yet friendly) and persevere throughout the process.
A brief introduction:
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/knowledge-database/immersion-programme
2. Bilingualism and Code switching
Some people tend to do a lot of 'code switching' - i.e. switching between languages incautiously when they speak.
A brief introduction on bilingualism - a common phenomenon among international school students:
http://www.lingref.com/isb/4/186ISB4.PDF
Example of code switching:
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