Raising Children Bilingually: The Pre-School (Multilingual Matters) - Softcover

Arnberg, Lenore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0905028708 ISBN 13: 9780905028705

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 1987

Synopsis

This book presents both current research findings and practical suggestions concerning this most important topic. Although written mainly with the needs of parents in mind, the book will also be of interest to others who are directly or indirectly involved in the issues related to child bilingualism during the pre-school years, e.g. healthcare personnel, pre-school teachers and undergraduate students in education, psychology and linguistics.

About this title

Synopsis

Taking a practical approach to the topic, this book focuses on the primary role played by parents in deciding whether to raise their children bilingually. The author attempts to answer such questions as whether to raise children bilingually and the problems involved, how this would affect their development, what their language learning process would be, and how utilize language in families where the parents have different native languages. Also included in this book is a Family Bilingualism Rating Scale which aims to guide parents in decisions made about raising children bilingually. "Raising Children Bilingually" is also available in Finnish, entitled "Tavoitteena Kaksikielisyys".

Edition details

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0905028708
• ISBN 13: 9780905028705
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168