Raising Multilingual Children / / Julia Festman, Gregory J. Poarch, Jean-Marc Dewaele.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Festman, Julia,; Dewaele, Jean-Marc,; Poarch, Gregory J.,
• MitwirkendeR: Dewaele, Jean-Marc,; Festman, Julia,; Poarch, Greg,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Parents' and Teachers' Guides
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

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 across the world. The latest research on multilingualism and the authors' own experiences are used to provide a friendly, accessible guide to raising and nurturing happy multilingual children.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Ten Good Reasons for Raising a Child with More than One Language BEFORE Entering School -- 2. The Stories of Our Multilingual Children -- Livia: A Multilingual Journey -- The Story of Aya & Noam -- The Story of Loïc -- 3. Some Background Information on Learning Methods, Language Policies, and Suggestions to Ensure an Early Successful Multilingual Acquisition -- 4. Developing a Good Language Policy for the Multilingual Family -- 5. How to Foster a Multilingual Home and How to Deal with Various Concerns About Multilingualism -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C