Bilingualism and Special Education

Cummins, Jim

Multilingual Matters Ltd

Language Acquisition of a Bilingual Child

Language Acquisition of a Bilingual Child (Multilingual Matters)

Reference

Fantini, Alvino E.

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Language in a Black Community (Multilingual Matters)

169p black paperback with laminated cover, little used with bibliography and index, a very good copy from a Cambridge college library

Language in a Black Community

Politics & Social Sciences

Edwards, VIV

Social Sciences

There is a widespread belief, both in the scientific world and in society at large, that the way in which and the extent to which one learns a language is dependent on one's age. In discussions of first language acquisition reference is constantly made to the notions of 'speech milestones' - predictable age-related stages - and 'critical period' - a phase of 'language readiness' before and beyond which language acquisition is claimed to be impossible or very difficult. This latter concept is also widely referred to in connection with second language acquisition, albeit sometimes in the more tentative terms of 'optimal period' or 'sensitive period'. This book sets out to examine the evidence for an age factor in language acquisition, the sources of which range from studies of 'wolf-children' to research into the mental capacities of the very old. It goes on to explore the various explanations that have been advanced to account for such evidence and the interplay between the age question and broader theoretical issues. On a more practical note, the last major section of the book looks at the educational ramifications of the age question, with particular regard to formal second language teaching.

Language Acquisition: The Age Factor (Multilingual Matters 47)

Singleton, D. M.

Learning about Punctuation (The Language and Education Library)

An examination of how children and adults develop an understanding of concepts relating to the learning and teaching of punctuation.

Learning About Punctuation (Language and Education Library)

Robinson, Anne

Hall, Nigel

Words, Language & Grammar

<p>In the United States today, an intense discourse is taking place on what the future of the nation will be. Alarmists point to the most recent wave of immigrants, mostly from non-European countries, as the source of current societal malaise. In particular, they consider the diversity of language that these immigrants bring with them to be an inherent threat to the American way of life.<br>Languages In America: a Plural View is a vigorous response to this perspective by a sociolinguist and teacher, Susan J. Dicker. Drawing on knowledge from the fields of linguistics, history and sociology, Dicker presents a cogent argument for language diversity in the United States. She explores the importance of native language. She debunks the mythology of the melting pot image of America. She tackles common misconceptions about second-language learning, reveals the nativist roots of the official-English movement, and describes how other countries have dealt with language pluralism. Finally, Dicker asks her readers to imagine America as an open, pluralistic society in which language diversity plays an important part.</p>

Languages in America: A Pluralist View (Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 10)

Dicker, Susan J.

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