From Bilingual to Biliterate: Secondary Discourse Abilities in Bilingual Children's Story Telling: Evidence from Greek Heritage Language Speakers in Germany and the United States

By Eva M Knopp

This study investigates the oral and written story productions of 10-12-year-old Greek-German and Greek-English bilingual children growing up in Germany and the US. It indicates that bilinguals can share narrative abilities in both modes of production, if educational support is adequate and bilingual language dominance in not too pronounced.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631792085
• ISBN13: 9783631792087
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 8.3"