Bilingualism in the Primary School: A Handbook for Teachers

by Jean Mills

Book Overview

Over the past few years bilingualism has come to be seen not as a hinderance to assimiliation but as an asset which, properly nurtured, will benefit children's linguistic awareness, cultural sensitivity and cognitive functioning. Bilingualism in the Primary Classroom gives primary teachers a window on the experience of the bilingual children in their care and by doing so helps them to make the most of what the children and their parents have to offer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415088615
• ISBN13: 9780415088619
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"