Bilingualism in development : language, literacy, and cognition /
Bilingualism in Development is an examination of the language and cognitive development of bilingual children focusing primarily on the preschool years. It begins by defining the territory for what is included in bilingualism and how language proficiency can be conceptualized. Using these constraint...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Faces of bilingualism. Experiencing bilingualism. Who is bilingual? Methodological complications. Where the research looks. Proficiency; or, when is enough enough?
- Starting with one language. Landmarks of language acquisition. Approaches to language acquisition. Out of the dichotomy
- And adding another. Mastering the system. When it can be learned. Learning two languages
- Language in the mind. In search of representations. Adults and the problem of concepts. Children, language, and thought. Representing two languages
- Thinking about language. Defining "metalinguistic". Metalinguistic: the process. Is it better with two languages? Interpreting the research
- Link to literacy. First steps. Early reading. Fluent reading. The difference in reading
- Beyond language. Bilinguals and intelligence. Languages and cognition. Groundwork for interactions. The style of cognition. The symbol basis of quantity. Concepts and creativity. Piecing it together
- The extent of the bilingual mind. A matter of class. Time, timing, and timeliness. Educating children. Who am I?. Lessons for cognition. Finally.