Bilingual Children: A Guide for Parents

ISBN-13: 9781316632611 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 272 str.

Jurgen Meisel

Opis

An increasing number of families live in environments requiring a bilingual education for their children. This book addresses the major issues of concern for parents about child bilingualism, separating the fact from the fiction.

Recenzje

'Prospective parents considering raising their children with two or more languages or parents who are already doing so will find this book by an eminent child bilingualism specialist invaluable. A combination of deep insights based on solid scientific research and well considered common sense, together with attention to families' well-being, make sure that this guide will greatly help families on their bilingual path.' Annick De Houwer, Universität Erfurt, Germany

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.

O autorze

Meisel, Jürgen M. Jürgen M. Meisel is Professor emeritus and former Chair of the Research Center on Bilingualism at the Universität Hamburg, as well as Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Fellow, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary. He has been engaged in parent counselling for more than thirty-five years. He is a founding editor of the journal Bilingualism: Language and Cognition and author of seven books and numerous articles.