文档介绍：Learning to Read and Write in the Multilingual Family
PARENTS’ AND TEACHERS’ GUIDES
Series Editor: Colin Baker, Bangor University, UK
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PARENTS’ AND TEACHERS’ GUIDES
Series Editor: Colin Baker, Bangor University, UK
Learning to Read and Write in the
Multilingual Family
Xiao-lei Wang
MULTILINGUAL MATTERS
Bristol • Buffalo • Toronto
This book is dedicated to my multilingual children, Léandre and Dominique.
You are my inspiration for writing about multilingual topics.
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Wang, Xiao-Lei
Learning to Read and Write in the Multilingual Family/Xiao-lei Wang.
Parents’ and Teachers’ Guides: 14
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Language acquisition–Parent participation. 2. Multilingualism in children. 3. Native language–Study
and teaching. 4. Linguistic minorities–Education. I. Title.
2011
’1–dc22 2011000617
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ISBN-13: 978-1-84769-370-9 (hbk)
ISBN-13: 978-1-84769-369-3 (pbk)
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