Growing Up with Two Languages: A Practical Guide (平装) 0415333326

Growing up with Two Languages is aimed at the many parents and professionals who feel uncertain about the best way to go about helping children in contact with more than one language and culture to gain maximum benefit from the situation. 'Every family with two languages should have this book!' - Stephen Ryan, The Bilingual Family Newsletter Una Cunningham-Andersson is a Lecturer in English Phonetics at the University of Stockholm and the book's lead author. Staffan Andersson, her husband, teaches computing and electronics. They are the parents of four children whom they are raising to be bilingual in English and Swedish in Sweden, and they draw on their own experiences throughout the book. PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Families with Two LanguagesBackgroundMixed Language Families and Intercultural MarriageMinority Language Families2. Expecting a Child in a Bilingual HomeWhat do you Want for Your Child?Making Plans Be Prepared!3. The Family Language SystemDeveloping a SystemOne Person - One LanguageOne Language - One Location (minority languages at home 'Artificial' bilingualism4. Language DevelopmentActive and Passive LanguagesInterference and MixingThe Crictical Period Hypothesis5. The Child with Two LanguagesAdvantages and Disadvantages of Two Languages for the ChildBeing DifferentDay-Care and School6. Practical Parenting in a Bilingual HomeHelp your Child to Make the Most of the SituationThings to do at Home7. Competence in Two CulturesAccess to Two CulturesReligionAchieving Cultural Competence8. Problems you may EncounterQuality of InputSemilingualismChanged CircumstancesChildren with Special Needs9. The Way AheadMotivationTeenagersGrown-up ChildrenAdvice from Other ParentsConclusionAppendix A: Organising a Workshop on Raising Children with Two LanguagesAppendix B: Ways to Support a Child's Development in Two LanguagesParent and Children GroupMinority Language Play-SchoolSaturday SchoolAppendix C: Documenting a Child's Linguistic DevelopmentVocabulary Length of UtteranceLanguage MixingPronunciationAppendix D: Internet ResourcesWeb SitesMeeting PlacesLocating MaterialNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex

出版社	Routledge
作者	Una Cunningham-Andersson