Author: Edith Esch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521808620
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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An up-to-date, accessible guide for parents of bilingual children.

Author: Eowyn Crisfield
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1788929365
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Does your family or community speak more than one language? Do you wonder how to help your children successfully learn or keep those languages? Do you want your children to have the gift of bilingualism and aren’t sure where to start – or how to keep going? Every multilingual family has unique language needs. Bilingual Families is a guide for you and your family. It combines academic research with practical advice to cover the essential elements in successful bilingual and multilingual development. Use this book to: Learn about language goals – and how to set them Create a 'living' family language plan that develops and grows with your family Learn how to talk about multilingualism with your children and other key people in your children's life, like teachers and relatives Recognise when you might need further support An indispensable guide for your family’s language journey.

Author: Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9781853597145
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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This book looks at how families can support and increase bilingualism through planned strategies. One such strategy is the one person-one language approach, where each parent speaks his or her language. Over a hundred families from around the world were questioned and thirty families were interviewed in-depth about how they pass on their language in bilingual or trilingual families.

Author: Daniela Perieda
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692753798
Category : Bilingualism in children
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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This book will show you why YOU are the best language teacher for your child, even if you only speak one language and HOW to start using the target language at home. The best part is that you will be able to implement this method to your daily routine with only 5 minutes per day! Inside you'll find: - Tips on strengthening your relationship with your child because relationships are the foundation for second language acquisition - The stages of your language learning journey Strategies to help your child during each stage Useful *Spanish phrases and vocabulary to use during daily interactions with audio. *Our method and strategies can apply to learning any language - An actionable roadmap for your language learning journey

Author: Edith Harding-Esch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521004640
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 16

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This is the second edition of the best-selling book that has provided practical advice to thousands of parents who want their children to grow up bilingual. It still gives parents up-to-date information and advice they need to make informed decisions about what language policy to adopt with their children. This new edition also looks at cases of single-parent families with bilingual children, as well as schooling and bi-literacy issues. The authors help parents identify the factors that will influence their decision to bring up their children as bilinguals. The second part consists of case studies of bilingual families, which illustrate a wide range of different solutions . The third part is an alphabetical reference guide providing answers to the most frequently asked questions about bilingualism. Bringing up bilingual children is a challenge and this book helps parents meet that challenge.

Author: Edith Harding
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521324182
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 155

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Do you want your child to grow up bilingual? This is a questions which directly affects parents of potentially bilingual children. The Bilingual Family - identifies the factors that will influence the decision of parents to bring their children up as bilinguals. - presents sixteen case studies of bilingual families which illustrate a wide range of different 'solutions'. - provides an alphabetical reference guide providing answers to the most frequently asked questions about bilingualism. ' ... the material is well-organised and easy to read and the common-sense advice from parents who have been through it all themselves - makes this book recommended reading for bilingual families everywhere.' The Japan Times

Author: Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1847693261
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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How do bilingual brothers and sisters talk to each other? Sibling language use is an uncharted area in studies of bilingualism. From a perspective of independent researcher and parent of three bilingual children Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert discusses the issues of a growing bilingual or multilingual family. What happens when there are two or more children at different stages of language development? Do all the siblings speak the same languages? Which language(s) do the siblings prefer to speak together? Could one child refuse to speak one language while another child is fluently bilingual? How do the factors of birth order, personality or family size interact in language production? With data from over 100 international families this book investigates the reality of family life with two or more children and languages. -- Back cover.

Author: Maurice Carder
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1847695736
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 447

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International Schools have developed since their inception from a largely native English-speaking student body to schools such as the author’s, the Vienna International School (VIS), where there are students of 90 nationalities with 65 mother tongues. Maurice Carder proposes a “three-programme model” for addressing the language and curricula needs of these students: a content-based second language programme; a programme of cultural and linguistic training for all staff; and a mother tongue programme for minority students. The model is based on research findings and practice: at the VIS every year approximately 1/3 of the graduating students gain an IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate) because they are able to take their mother tongue (other than English or German) as Language A1. The book contains insightful chapters not only for school leaders, programme designers and teachers, but also for parents. Inserted boxes of student responses give an authentic voice to the needs of second language learners, and many useful resources and websites are given.

Author: Edith Esch
Publisher: Klett Sprachen
ISBN: 9783125340756
Category : Bilingualism
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Author: George Saunders
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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The author aims to allay doubts and fears concerning the raising of bilingual children by drawing on a wide range of research as well as case studies. The text, which is suited to the general reader, stresses that bilingualism is both normal and positive.