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Author Jernigan, Christine, 1969-

Title Family language learning : learn another language, raise bilingual children / Christine Jernigan.

Publication Info. Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Parents' and Teachers' Guides ; v. 19
Parents' and teachers' guides.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents There is a free lunch! bilingual benefits the easy way -- Forget the unicorn: why 'non-native' is just fine -- Start small, start now: choosing a language and moving forward -- Be your favorite teacher: learn what you want, when you want it -- Many methods: flexible approaches to fit your lifestyle -- Marketing strategies: finding new ways to increase motivation -- Talk talk talk: strategies for when to talk and what to talk about -- He play's the thing: fun and simple resources -- Right to read: growing kids' independence through books -- Delight to write: sharing says to create and tell -- Plane Jane, Bus Gus: finding ways to actually go there -- Meeting challenges: skillfully riding the ups and downs -- Parting words.
Summary Family Language Learning is a practical guide designed to support, advise and encourage any parents who are hoping to raise their children bilingually. It is unique in that it focuses on parents who are not native speakers of a foreign language. It gives parents the tools they need to cultivate and nurture their own language skills while giving their children an opportunity to learn another language. The book combines cutting-edge research on language exposure with honest and often humorous stories from personal interviews with families speaking a foreign language at home. By dispelling long-h.
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Subject Language acquisition -- Parent participation.
Language acquisition -- Parent participation.
Language and education.
Language and education.
Language arts.
Language arts.
Language and languages.
Language and languages.
Language teaching theory & methods.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Multi-Language Phrasebooks.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Readers.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Spelling.
Other Form: Print version: Jernigan, Christine. Family Language Learning : Learn Another Language, Raise Bilingual Children. Clevedon : Channel View Publications, ©2015
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