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9%OFFSuzanne Barron-Hauwaert - Language Strategies for Bilingual Families: The One-Parent-One-Language Approach - 9781853597145 - V9781853597145
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Language Strategies for Bilingual Families: The One-Parent-One-Language Approach

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Description for Language Strategies for Bilingual Families: The One-Parent-One-Language Approach Paperback. This title 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. Series: Parents' and Teachers' Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.

Lots of new parents these days have the opportunity to bring up their child with two or more languages because of increasing job mobility and the global community. The benefits of bilingualism and biculturalism such as higher cognitive skills, an awareness of language and sensitivity to other cultures, are being increasingly recognised. However many parents don’t know how to start, what methods to use or where to seek help when facing problems.

Now Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert, a mother of three trilingual children, teacher and linguist who has lived and worked all over the world, has written a book which provides ... Read more

Suzanne questioned over a hundred bilingual families about their experiences and she interviewed thirty families in depth. The results of her study are linked to current academic research, but the book is both readable and relevant to non-academics and provides fascinating insights into being a multilingual family. It will prove an exciting and stimulating read for potential and current mixed-language families.

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Product Details

Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Parents' and Teachers' Guides
Condition
New
Weight
396g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853597145
SKU
V9781853597145
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert
Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert is on the Editorial Board of the Bilingual Family Newsletter. Married to a Frenchman with three young children she has direct experience of bringing up children with two or three languages. They have lived as an expatriate family in Hungry, Egypt and Switzerland. Suzanne trained as a teacher of English as a second language and taught adults and ... Read more

Reviews for Language Strategies for Bilingual Families: The One-Parent-One-Language Approach
Suzanne has written a superbly clear and accessible account of the daily challenges of family life with several languages. Her recommendations are substantiated by extensive research and show great insight into children's language development. I particularly enjoyed the numerous case-studies of multilingual families, and I would warmly recommend this book as the 21st Century guide to parents of multilingual children. ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Language Strategies for Bilingual Families: The One-Parent-One-Language Approach


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