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What can you do to offer your child a richer language environment?
Sharen Unsworth (Radboud University): multilingualism
Multilingualism
How can parents create a bilingual environment at school?
"Children will go their own way with their language preferences, anyway."
"I think bilingualism is very important for your self-confidence."
What are the advantages of bilingualism?
Can children learn both a spoken language and sign language at the same time?
"You have to sign, or you'll make your child unhappy."
What are good sources to learn more about bilingualism?
Should you be worried if children are mixing up the two languages they're learning?
Is it difficult for children to learn two languages at the same time?
Do bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary than monolingual children?
To what extent does bilingualism positively affect other cognitive skills?
"Once you've got a good grasp of sign language, Dutch will follow naturally."
Is it hard to grow up bilingually?
How does a language's status influence bilingual upbringing?
"Children learn to switch between sign language and spoken language early on."
Should parents make a choice for their child between spoken language or sign language?
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