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Raising multilingual children : foreign language acquisition and children /
"This book elucidates how children learn foreign languages and when they can do so with the best results. The most recent studies in linguistics, neurology, education, and psychology are evaluated and the findings are presented in a "recipe" format. Parents and teachers are encouraged...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Bergin & Garvey,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. The search for the secret to successful bilingualism: somewhere between academia and the family
- 2. Ten key factors in raising multilingual children: a recipe for success
- 3. Ingredients : Taking advantage of the windows of opportunity ; Your child's aptitude for foreign languages
- 4. Baking instructions : The role of motivation in language acquisition ; Second language learning strategies ; Being consistent with the chosen strategy
- 5. Kitchen design: the role of the language environment : What is your family language environment? ; What are the opportunities in your environment? ; The relationship between the native and the foreign language ; The role of siblings in language acquisition
- 6. Plumbing and electricity: the multilingual brain : The possible role of gender in language acquisition ; The possible role of hand use in language learning ; The multilingual brain
- 7. The chefs and chefs' assistants: the role of the teachers and the schools : Opportunity and support in the schools ; Opportunity and support from teachers
- 8. Baking your own: your personal family language profile : Degrees of success ; Multiliteracy skills
- 9. A mess in the kitchen : What to do in problem situations ; Some suggested readings ; Changing language strategies
- 10. The sweet smell of success : A summary ; Diary accounts of my own children's language development
- Appendix A. Finding language sources in scarce language environments
- Appendix B. The family studies: how the information was gathered.