Multilingual Mind Issues Discussed By, for and about People Living with Many Languages

Name: Multilingual Mind Issues Discussed By, for and about People Living with Many Languages
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ISBN: 9780897899192

ISBN-10: 0897899199

ISBN-13: 9780897899192

Edition: 2003

Authors: Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa

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The bulk of the world's population is multilingual, and one in seven Americans speak a language other than English at home. Multilinguals crave answers to questions both basic and profound, questions relating to linguistic identity, schools, multiliteracy, how languages are actually learned, and why there are so many variations on individual success. Tokuhama-Espinosa combines solid research, humor, and real-life examples into 21 informative and entertaining essays about people who experience the world with multiple languages. This book tackles common misconceptions about polyglots ("too many languages can cause brain overload," "some languages are easier to learn than others," "an adult…

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List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/30/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Tables and Charts Contributing Authors


Preface


Introduction



Espinosa Myths About Multilingualism Myths About Multilingualism



Espinosa Schooling and Foreign Languages


Teaching Languages Using the Multiple Intelligences and Senses



Espinosa The Role of the Sense of Smell in Language Learning



Aoyama Mulitliteracy Skills



Espinosa Two-Way Immersion Programs in the United States



The Relationship Between Musical Ability and Foreign Languages



Espinosa Language, Math, and Thought: Vygotsky's Concept of Inner Speech



Espinosa Primary Multilingual Mathematics



Degrees of Multilingualism Languages in the Womb



First Choice Option: From Birth



Espinosa Bilingualism from Birth



Bueno Trilingualism: A Study of Children Growing Up With Three Languages



Barron What, You Only Speak One Language!?


A Trilingual Family's Story



Society and Languages


Third Culture Kids: A Special Case for Foreign Language Learning



Espinosa The Yellow Streetcar: Thoughts and Stories About a Polyphonic Identity



Ghionda Linguistic Hegemony: Is There a Superior Language



Espinosa Foreign Adoption and Bilingual Children in Scarce Language Environments


Let the Internet Help!



Multilingualism and Cosmopolitanism



Individual Differences A Voice Within a Voice


Federman Translating/Translating Federman


A Question of Linguistic Identity



Challenges to Normal Foreign Language Learning


Dyslexia, Downs Syndrome, Deafness



Espinosa Conclusion



Espinosa


Bibliography


Index