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Raising Multilingual Children
Julia Festman
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Description for Raising Multilingual Children
paperback. Raising a multilingual family can be both confusing and fulfilling. The authors, all multilingual parents and researchers on multilingualism, aim to provide advice and inspiration for multilingual families across the world. The latest research is used to provide a friendly, accessible guide to raising and nurturing happy multilingual children. Series: Parents' and Teachers' Guides. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: CFDM; VFV; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. .
Have you ever been told that raising your child to speak multiple languages will harm their development? Are teachers or other professionals suspicious of your efforts? Are you sometimes unsure if you are helping your child's language development, or are you uncertain where to start? It is increasingly recognised among researchers that, far from harming a child's development, being exposed to multiple languages from birth or early childhood can result in linguistic, creative and social advantages. The authors, all multilinguals themselves, parents of multilingual children, and researchers on language and multilingualism, aim to provide advice and inspiration for multilingual families ... Read more
Have you ever been told that raising your child to speak multiple languages will harm their development? Are teachers or other professionals suspicious of your efforts? Are you sometimes unsure if you are helping your child's language development, or are you uncertain where to start? It is increasingly recognised among researchers that, far from harming a child's development, being exposed to multiple languages from birth or early childhood can result in linguistic, creative and social advantages. The authors, all multilinguals themselves, parents of multilingual children, and researchers on language and multilingualism, aim to provide advice and inspiration for multilingual families ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Parents' and Teachers' Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783097562
SKU
V9781783097562
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Julia Festman
Julia Festman works at the Pedagogical University Tyrol, Austria. She is the mother of Aya (12) and Noam (8), and they speak German, English and some Hebrew. Gregory J. Poarch works at the University of Munster, Germany. He is the father of Loic (15) who speaks Dutch, English and German. ... Read more
Reviews for Raising Multilingual Children
Raising Multilingual Children is a great mix of personal advice based on experience, as well as information based on academic research. With examples based on three different family situations, this book makes you realise that there is no one fit solution to multilingual parenting. Not all families are the same, therefore you can select and use the ... Read more