ABSTRACT
Observe a bilingual child in different situations (e.g. at home with parents, with siblings, outside home with other children, and with other adults). Pay special attention to his or her language choice with different people. Note down the occasions when the child makes a ‘wrong’ choice, i.e. using Language A when the addressee only understands or prefers Language B. Is there any particular reason for the ‘wrong’ choice (e.g. accidental, deliberate)? Does the child realise he or she has made a ‘wrong’ choice? What does the child do when he or she realises he/she has made a ‘wrong’ choice?
