Trilingualism in family, school, and community / edited by Charlotte Hoffmann and Jehannes Ytsma.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoffmann, Charlotte, 1947-

Ytsma, Jehannes.

Series:

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 43.

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multilingualism.

Language policy.

Physical Description:

vi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, [2004]

Contents:

Part 1 Contexts of Trilingualism

1 Exploring Multilingualism in Cultural Contexts: Towards a Notion of Multilinguality / Larissa Aronin, Muiris O Laoire 11

2 Being Trilingual or Multilingual: Is There a Price to Pay? / Elite Olshtain, Frieda Nissim-Amitai 30

Part 2 Multilingual Language Use

3 Language Practices of Trilingual Youth in Two Canadian Cities / Patricia Lamarre, Diane Dagenais 53

4 Language Crossing Among Adolescents in a Multiethnic City Area in Germany / Gabriele Birken-Silverman 75

5 A Survey of Language Ability, Language Use and Language Attitudes of Young Aborigines in Taiwan / Hui-chi Lee 101

6 Trilingual Input and Children's Language Use in Trilingual Families in Flanders / Annick De Houwer 118

Part 3 Language Policy and Education

7 Creating and Implementing a Language Policy in the Israeli Educational System / Anat Stavans, Doron Narkiss 139

8 Trilingualism in Guinea-Bissau and the Question of Instructional Language / Carol Benson 166

9 Trilinguals at Four? Early Trilingual Education in the Basque Country / Felix Etxeberria 185

10 Teaching English as a Third Language: The Effect of Attitudes and Motivation / Jasone Cenoz 202

11 English as a Third Language in Bilingual Finland: Basic Communication or Academic Language? / Kaj Sjoholm 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853596930

1853596922

1853596949

OCLC:

52079575