General Bilingual Issues

The following sites were recommended by list members as having something useful to add to the debates about Bilingual Language acquisition:

Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa made a large collection of web-resources, articles and books. Check it out at http://www.Multi-faceta.com/reference.html She's also the author of the book "Raising Multilingual Children". It wasn't reviewed by any listmember yet, but if someone has read it please send a review to Henrik, then we can place it here.

This website apparently has an interesting article about Bilingual Acquisition...
So does this one...

BASIC BILINGUAL HELP NEEDED?
These are reputed to be some helpful pages.

Discussions on Bilingual Issues?  Current Recommendations from members include:
Michael Clyne on Bringing up Children Bilingually

If you live in the United States of America you might try signing up on the Multilingual Munchkins Playgroup Database.  It's a free service intended to bring together speakers of the same languages within a 50-mile radius in the United States.

If you're interested in reading more about the "teaching reading" debate there are all kinds of
sources on the Web.  A couple recommended by a list member are:
Reading Debate 01

Reading Debate 02

Click on these links if you're interested in reading more about "Back to Basics" education, as well as part of the ongoing search for improved teaching methods and curriculum.

If the issue of "fact-based" vs. "skills-based" education interests you, why not take a look at E. D. Hirsch's book "The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them."  Although you may not agree entirely with everything he says, it is not difficult to disagree with him when he concludes that for roughly the past 20 years, education in the U.S. has gotten a little farther away from fact-based learning than perhaps it should have.  To get an idea of what his philosophy of education is all about, check out the Core Knowledge website.

Larissa does not know if this page will be helpful to anybody.  But she found it and wants to share her discovery.

Thomas Alexander shared his thoughts with us recently on a book, "Talking with your child", read his review of it.

Growing up with Two Languages: A Practical Guide
by Una Cunningham-Andersson and Staffan Andersson
Routledge 1999. ISBN 0-415-21257-X

It costs $10.89 + shipping and handling costs.  They are more than happy to ship the books bookrate which is also a savings (although it does take anywhere from 3 to 10 days within the US).  If you are interested in purchasing this book please email them directly here with your mailing address so that they can calculate shipping costs.

Munchkins also note that they, like us, are putting together a website of resources for parent's raising their children with more than one language.  If you have a similar site and you want it mentioned on the Munchkins site too, let them know directly at the above e-mail link.   If you want it mentioned on this site write to Henrik or Berni

Last Updated 5th January 2001