Raising bilingual-biliterate children in monolingual cultures / Stephen J. Caldas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caldas, Stephen J., 1957-

Series:

Bilingual education and bilingualism.

Bilingual education and bilingualism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism in children--Louisiana.

Bilingualism in children.

Bilingualism in children--Quebec (Province).

English language--Acquisition.

English language.

French language--Acquisition.

French language.

Second language acquisition.

Second language acquisition--Longitudinal studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a case study carefully detailing the French/English bilingual and biliterate development of three children in one family beginning with their births and ending in late adolescence. The author and researcher is the children’s French/English bilingual American father, who was aided by his bilingual French Canadian wife (also the children’s mother). We reared our three children in two different cultures— essentially monolingual English-speaking Louisiana, and totally monolingual French-speaking Québec. The family spent academic years in Louisiana, and the summer months in Québec. Our strategy was to speak only French to our son and our identical twin daughters. We artificially orchestrated and manipulated both the strategies, and to the extent possible, even the children’s environments to ensure the success of our project. Additionally, I carefully documented our progress using a variety of research tools, including audio and videotape recordings, teacher and child surveys, interviews with teachers, fieldnotes, psychological and diagnostic testing, and standardized assessment instruments.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgements

Preface

1. Introduction and Focus of the Book

2. Bilingualism in America

3. Methodology: Taking the Measure of the Project

4. Bilingual Antecedents

5. Home and Community

6. The School

7. Reading, Media, Hobbies and Games

8. The Psychology of Pre- and Early Adolescent Bilingualism

9. The Psychology of Middle Adolescent Bilingualism

10. Emerging Bilinguistic Identities

11. Taking the Measure of Bilingualism

12. Lessons Learned, Broader Implications and Guidelines for Parents

Bibliography

Appendices

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610501731

9781280501739

1280501731

9781423788096

1423788095

9781853598777

1853598771

OCLC:

560075166