Language Strategies for Bilingual Families

The One Parent One Language Approach

Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert

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Multilingual Matters
27 May 2004

Bilingualism & multilingualism; Languages & ESL; Methodology; Bilingualism; Language Reference

Series: Parents' and Teachers' Guides

Lots of new parents these days have the opportunity to bring up their child with two or more languages because of increasing job mobility and the global community. The benefits of bilingualism and biculturalism such as higher cognitive skills, an awareness of language and sensitivity to other cultures, are being increasingly recognised. However many parents don't know how to start, what methods to use or where to seek help when facing problems. Now Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert, a mother of three trilingual children, teacher and linguist who has lived and worked all over the world, has written a book which provides an inspiring approach to passing on two or more languages to your children. In Language Strategies for Bilingual Families she considers several methods of bilingualism and focuses on the one-person one-language approach, in which each parent speaks his or her native language and is responsible for passing on his or her culture. Suzanne questioned over a hundred bilingual families about their experiences and she interviewed thirty families in depth. The results of her study are linked to current academic research, but the book is both readable and relevant to non-academics and provides fascinating insights into being a multilingual family. It will prove an exciting and stimulating read for potential and current mixed-language families.

By: Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v. 7
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9781853597145
ISBN 10: 1853597147
Series: Parents' and Teachers' Guides
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 27 May 2004
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction; CHAPTER 1: The One-Parent-One Language Approach. What Is It? CHAPTER 2: The First Three Years And Establishing The One-Parent-One Language Approach CHAPTER 3: Starting School And Becoming Bicultural - One-Culture-One-Person?; CHAPTER 4: Interaction Between Family Members And The One-Person-One; Language Approach; CHAPTER 5: One-Parent-One Language Families - Expectations And The; Reality; CHAPTER 7: Seven Strategies For Language Use Within The Family; CHAPTER 8: THE ONE-PARENT-ONE LANGUAGE APPROACH IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert is on the Editorial Board of the Bilingual Family Newsletter. Married to a Frenchman with three young children she has direct experience of bringing up children with two or three languages. They have lived as an expatriate family in Hungry, Egypt and Switzerland. Suzanne trained as a teacher of English as a second language and taught adults and children in Japan and Poland. In 1999 she completed a Master's dissertation on trilingual families and continues to research bilingual and trilingual families.

Reviews for Language Strategies for Bilingual Families: The One Parent One Language Approach

The book presents a well-developed and well-documented position on the OPOL approach.Irma M. Olmedo, University of Illinois, in Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 27:4Suzanne has written a superbly clear and accessible account of the daily challenges of family life with several languages. Her recommendations are substantiated by extensive research and show great insight into children's language development. I particularly enjoyed the numerous case-studies of multilingual families, and I would warmly recommend this book as the 21st Century guide to parents of multilingual children.Helen Le MerleThis book provides an excellent framework for parents who are interested in and concerned by raising bilingual children.Dr. Beate Luo, Linguistlist