A Parents' and Teachers' Guide to Bilingualism: Third Edition
- ISBN-10
- 184769571X
- ISBN-13
- 9781847695710
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-09-26
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Authors
- Colin Baker, 194
Description
Written in a very reader-friendly style, the book is a practical introduction for parents and teachers to bilingualism. Straightforward and realistic answers are given to a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions about bilingualism and bilingual education. Areas covered include family, language, culture, identity, reading , writing, schooling and issues. In the third edition, there is new or more detailed consideration of: • Moving between countries, cultural adaptation • Identity issues • One parent - one language (OPOL) families • Pre schools / kindergartens / nursery schools • Helping with homework • Dyslexia • Language scaffolding • Multilingualism and trilingualism; trilingual families • Adoption • WWW links, articles and books for further reading
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- 2014-04-03
- 288 pages
- Paperback
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