Are you in the "I can't speak but I understand" club? In her research with the Ghanaian diaspora, Dr Kirstie Kwarteng (drk_diasporatalks) found that just 13% of those who grew up in the UK are fluent in their mother tongue. Dr Kwarteng explains how xenophobia and developmental myths can impact how parents pass on their languages. #bilingual #diaspora #mothertongue #languages