{"product_id":"raising-multilingual-children-foreign-language-acquisition-and-children-9780897897501","title":"Raising Multilingual Children: Foreign Language Acquisition and Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Praeger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Praeger\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Bilingual Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaising Multilingual Children: Foreign Language Acquisition and Children\u003c\/i\u003e elucidates how children learn foreign languages and when they can do so with the best results. The most recent studies in linguistics, neurology, education, and psychology are evaluated and the findings are presented in a recipe format. Parents and teachers are encouraged to bake their own and evaluate the multilingual children in their lives with the use of tools which include a family language profile and family language goals worksheet. Beginning with the \u003ci\u003eIngredients\u003c\/i\u003e of Timing, (or the Windows of Opportunity, ) and Aptitude, the book goes on to include the \u003ci\u003eBaking Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e of Motivation, Strategy, and Consistency. This is followed by \u003ci\u003eKitchen Design\u003c\/i\u003e, or the role of the language learning environment which includes the child's Opportunity to use the languages being learned, the Linguistic Relationship between the child's languages, and the possible influence of Siblings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlumbing and Electricity\u003c\/i\u003e round out the ten key factors in raising multilingual children by discussing the possible role of Gender and Hand-Use, and our understanding of the multilingual brain at present. \u003ci\u003eChef and Chef's Assistants\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the vital roles of teachers and schools in a child's foreign language development. \u003ci\u003eA Mess in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e discusses problem situations related to foreign language learning, and offers a variety of resources to address such issues.","brand":"Praeger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45085955719319,"sku":"9780897897501","price":9544.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780897897501.webp?v=1767265587","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/raising-multilingual-children-foreign-language-acquisition-and-children-9780897897501","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}