Bilingual Children: A Guide for Parents

ISBN-13: 9781107181366 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 272 str.

Jurgen Meisel

Opis

This practical and reassuring guide will enable readers to make informed decisions about how to raise their child bilingually.

Recenzje

'While seeking to foster bilingualism during childhood is a laudable and quite reasonable goal, there is no one-size-fits-all approach for each family. This book is an invaluable resource for those wishing to understand scientific evidence and practical choices that will help them to support bilingual children. It is therefore highly recommended reading for parents and caregivers of young bi- or multicultural individuals.' Daniel O. Jackson, Japan Journal of Multilingualism and Multiculturalism

Spis treści

1. Bilingualism in early childhood – disentangling myths and facts; 2. How infants become native speakers; 3. Two languages in one mind – differentiating linguistic systems; 4. Keeping languages apart: mixing, interference and interaction of languages; 5. Language dominance, strong and weak languages; 6. Trilingual and more – the role of input; 7. The age question; 8. Benefits and advantages of child bilingualism; References; Index.