Raising Bilingual-Biliterate Children in Monolingual Cultures
Stephen J. Caldas
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Paperback. Features a case study explaining the French/English bilingual and biliterate development of three children in one family beginning with their births and ending in late adolescence. This book focuses on the children's acquisition of French and English during their early through late adolescence, in both their Louisiana and Quebec home environments. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
This book is a case study carefully detailing the French/English bilingual and biliterate development of three children in one family beginning with their births and ending in late adolescence. The author and researcher is the children’s French/English bilingual American father, who was aided by his bilingual French Canadian wife (also the children’s mother). We reared our three children in two different cultures— essentially monolingual English-speaking Louisiana, and totally monolingual French-speaking Québec. The family spent academic years in Louisiana, and the summer months in Québec. Our strategy was to speak only French to our son and our identical twin daughters. We ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853598753
SKU
V9781853598753
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Stephen J. Caldas
Stephen J. Caldas is professor of educational foundations and leadership at the University of Louisiana—Lafayette. He has co-authored three previous books (with Carl L. Bankston III) including the just published book Forced to Fail: The Paradox of School Desegregation (published by Praeger in 2005), and A Troubled Dream: The Promise and Failure of School Desegregation in Louisiana (2002, Vanderbilt University ... Read more
Reviews for Raising Bilingual-Biliterate Children in Monolingual Cultures
Caldas’ book is a great bilingual acquisition book that provides a valuable text for a college-level course on bilingual development.
Natasha Ringblom, Stockholm University, in the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Vol 11: No. 5, 2008 This book reminds us of the value, benefits, and need for bilinguals in our society, and it shows how we can ... Read more
Natasha Ringblom, Stockholm University, in the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Vol 11: No. 5, 2008 This book reminds us of the value, benefits, and need for bilinguals in our society, and it shows how we can ... Read more