A Parents' and Teachers' Guide to Bilingualism: Third EditionWritten in a very reader-friendly style, the book is a practical introduction for parents and teachers to bilingualism. Straightforward and realistic answers are given to a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions about bilingualism and bilingual education. Areas covered include family, language, culture, identity, reading , writing, schooling and issues. In the third edition, there is new or more detailed consideration of: • Moving between countries, cultural adaptation • Identity issues • One parent - one language (OPOL) families • Pre schools / kindergartens / nursery schools • Helping with homework • Dyslexia • Language scaffolding • Multilingualism and trilingualism; trilingual families • Adoption • WWW links, articles and books for further reading |
Contents
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A13 How important is it that the childs two languages are practiced | 19 |
A14 What kind of community support is valuable for bilingualism? 20 | 20 |
Language Development Questions | 28 |
B6 Will my child become equally fluent in two languages? | 34 |
B10 Are there benefits if my child has a less welldeveloped second | 40 |
C14 My child seems to have learning difficulties Is this due | 86 |
C18 A child is autistic or has Aspergers syndrome Should we use | 93 |
C19 People make fun of our speaking a minority language How should | 94 |
Reading and Writing Questions | 100 |
E5 Should my child be taught bilingually in the primary school | 123 |
E15 What are Dual Language Peace schools? | 138 |
E22 What language strategies are used in immersion classrooms? | 152 |
E29 Are there positive effects of learning through the medium of | 163 |
B13 Should my child keep the two languages separate in different | 46 |
B17 Do bilinguals learn a third language easier than monolinguals learn | 53 |
B22 When will my bilingual child be able to interpret and translate | 59 |
B23 How much will experience of majority language mass media | 60 |
Questions About Problems | 66 |
C10 Will my identity change if I raise children to be bilingual | 80 |
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References to this book
How Languages are Learned Patsy M. Lightbown,Nina Spada,Nina Margaret Spada No preview available - 1999 |