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1 online resource |
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Parents' and Teachers' Guides ; v. 17 |
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Parents' and teachers' guides.
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| Contents |
Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; 1Trilingualism and multilingualism: An overview; Introduction; Our Sources; Terminology; Pinpointing Family Language Background; An Outline of the Book; Attitudes to multilingualism in society; Summary; 2Comparing bilingual and trilingual families; Introduction; Do children Who Are learning more than One language Get confused?; Does learning more than one language enhance cognitive growth?; How does the development of the brain differ when a child becomes bilingual? |
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Does a child's place in the family and school affect Use of the family's languages?Developing ideas on How multilingualism differs from bilingualism; Summary; 3Monolingual parents living abroad (Group 1); Introduction; (a) The parents' strategies at home; (b) Languages at school: exposure to the community language; (c) The importance of the extended family; (d) Cultural practices and language Use; Conclusion; Implications for parents; 4One or both parents Are bilingual (Group 2); Introduction; (a) The struggle with trilingualism; (b) Education: Resignation or challenge? |
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(C) Our Relatives Are bilingual as well(d) Cultural identity and language maintenance; Conclusion; Further support for trilingual families (Group 2); 5One or both parents Are trilingual (Group 3); Introduction; (a) Trilingual families and the Use of English; (b) Reported attitudes towards trilingualism in the community and school; (c) The influence of the extended family; (d) Cultural background and language use; Conclusion; Recommendations for trilingual families (Group 3); 6Trilingual proficiency in a multilingual society; Introduction; Examples of trilingual communities |
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Schooling in a multilingual contextMaking sense of multilingualism; Globalisation and the rise of English; Summary; 7Concluding words; Introduction; Support for trilingual families; English and trilingualism; Bringing Up children trilingually against the odds; Making a success of It; Final thoughts; Appendix: Resources for trilingual families with children; Introduction; Websites; Blogs on multilingual issues; Online Research Reports; Books from parents in trilingual families; Multilingual Education; Additional academic books on multilingualism; References and Further Reading; Index |
| Summary |
This book aims to enable parents in trilingual families to consider possible language strategies on the basis of analysing their individual circumstances. It includes a tool for diagnostic self-analysis that will help each reader to identify their situation and learn how parents in similar situations have approached the task of supporting their children's use of languages. Based on a unique survey of parents in trilingual families in two European countries, the book highlights the challenges that trilingual families face when living in mainly monolingual societies. It takes into account the re |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Multilingualism in children.
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Multicultural education.
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Education, Bilingual.
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Multilingualism.
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FAMILY & HEALTH.
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Advice on parenting.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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Education -- Bilingual Education.
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Education, Bilingual
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Multicultural education
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Multilingualism
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Multilingualism in children
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Dreisprachigkeit
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Erziehung
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Familie
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Mehrsprachigkeit
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cline, Tony, author.
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| LC no. |
2013036370 |
| ISBN |
9781783091164 |
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1783091169 |
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1306407885 |
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9781306407885 |
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1783091150 |
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9781783091157 |
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1783091142 |
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9781783091140 |
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9781783091171 |
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1783091177 |
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