Turkish in Germany: diaspora & bilinguals

~3 million Turks in Germany — largest diaspora. Bilingual child: Turkish at home, school German. Strategy: parent — one language, 15 min/day read aloud, Turkish Saturday school, holidays in Turkey. Special: „code-switching“ — two languages in one sentence („Ben gehe okula“) — normal for bilinguals, but don’t get stuck. Abitur-Turkish = exam as a foreign language.

• ●„One parent — one language“: don’t mix
• ●Turkish fairy tales = free trainer
• ●Code-switching normal: „Ben gehe okula“ — but don’t get stuck