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

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 incr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Parents' and Teachers' Guides
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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