By Lenore Arnberg
Taking a realistic method of the subject, this publication specializes in the first function performed by way of mom and dad in determining no matter if to elevate their little ones bilingually. the writer makes an attempt to reply to such questions as no matter if to elevate kids bilingually and the issues concerned, how this may impact their improvement, what their language studying technique will be, and the way make the most of language in households the place the fogeys have varied local languages. additionally incorporated during this publication is a relatives Bilingualism ranking Scale which goals to steer mom and dad in judgements made approximately elevating little ones bilingually. "Raising young children Bilingually" can be to be had in Finnish, entitled "Tavoitteena Kaksikielisyys".
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An important task for the future is thus to find ways of supporting bilingualism and biculturalism at all levels not only in the family but also in the pre-school and school, in various areas of working and professional life, and in society in general. Page 19 PART II SHOULD I RAISE MY CHILD BILINGUALLY? A major question facing many immigrant and minority group parents is whether or not they should raise their children bilingually in the first place. Here, questions such as what effects bilingualism has on the child's development, what degree of bilingualism it is possible to achieve in various family situations, and how much effort will be required of parents, are frequently raised.
In contrast to the majority language child who has many sources of language and cultural input, for the minority language child the parents may represent the major or only source of input which the child receives. Even when parents are fortunate enough to be assisted by bilingual education programmes, they simply cannot assume that the pre-school or school can do the whole job. This fact was pointed out in a recent research report investigating the effects which schools and parents have Page 9 on maintaining the minority language in the United States in which the following was stated: ''The primary responsibility for inter-generational ethnic language maintenance rests squarely with the parents in their domainSthe family.
Thus, while the societal basis of "bilingual families of the second kind" doubtlessly strengthens such families and makes it easier for them to hand on to their children a language which is not common in the general environment (a societal prop for family bilingualism that many "bilingual families of the first kind" lack, either entirely or in part, and often wish they could have), their immigrant status is often a handicap, socially, economically and, at times, legally as well. Another type of bilingual family is that which pertains to indigenous minorities.