
- 208 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Immigrant parents are frequently advised by teachers, doctors and speech therapists to stop speaking the native language at home so as not to confuse children with input from two languages. However, this view is not supported by empirical linguistic and social evidence. This book sheds light on some of the common myths around being bilingual and explores the processes of dual language development among Korean children growing up in the United States. The book sensibly argues that the bilingualism of linguistic minority children is a resource to be cultivated, not a problem to be overcome. In addition, it explores various educational, social and economic pressures which hamper intergenerational transmission of heritage languages, and discusses factors that contribute to successful bilingual raising of children in spite of these pressures. A welcome addition to the growing literature on bilingual development, this book offers useful suggestions for parents, teachers and policy makers who are interested in promoting the development and maintenance of bilingual competence in linguistic minority children.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Development of Childhood Bilingualism
- Chapter 2 Koreans in the United States
- Chapter 3 Methods
- Chapter 4 Codeswitching as a Communicative Resource
- Chapter 5 Dual Language Development
- Chapter 6 Pressures for Language Shift
- Chapter 7 Developing and Maintaining Heritage Languages
- Notes
- References
- Appendix 1: List of Abbreviations
- Appendix 2: Transcription Conventions
- Appendix 3: The Yale system of romanization
- Appendix 4. Questionnaire for Parents
- Subject Index
- Author Index