Maintaining Three Languages : : The Teenage Years / / Xiao-lei Wang.

The teenage years are a fascinating time in the life of any family, but what happens when the challenges of parenting teenagers are combined with the desire to help your children build on their multilingual abilities? In this follow-up to Growing up with Three Languages: Birth to Eleven, Xiao-lei Wa...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Parents' and Teachers' Guides
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Heritage-Language Maintenance and Multilingual Development in the Teenage Years
  • 3. Multilingual Sound System Development During Adolescence
  • 4. Multilingual Word and Meaning Development During Adolescence
  • 5. Multilingual Word- and Sentence-Structure Development During Adolescence
  • 6. The Development of Multilingual Knowledge and Usage During Adolescence
  • 7. Multilingual Literacies Development During Adolescence
  • 8. Developing Multiple Identities During Adolescence
  • 9. Multilingual Childrearing and Family Welfare
  • 10. Pulling It Together: Concluding Thoughts
  • Appendix: Examples of Standardised Language Assessments
  • Glossary
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index