Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part 1: Different Types of Family and Issues that Only Affect Some Kinds of Family
6. 1. Issues for Families Speaking More than One Language at Home 15
7. 2. Issues for Families Using One Language at Home, Another in the Community and at School 30
8. 3. Interviewees who are Bilingual Solely through Attending School in Another Language 38
9. 4. Interviewees who Learnt Languages Solely from the Community 45
10. 5. Changes as a Result of Divorce or Separation 49
11. 6. Changes as a Result of the Death of One Parent 54
12. 7. Changes as a Result of Advice Given to Parents 57
13. 8. Changes as a Result of Interviewees’ Choices or Decisions 60
14. Part 2: Issues at Home that will Affect Most, if Not All, Families at Some Time
15. 9. Consistency Versus Flexibility in Languages Used at Home 65
16. 10. Rewards, Encouragement, Sanctions and Disapproval Linked to Language Use 78
17. 11. Resistance – Children Who Prefer Not to Speak a Language 81
18. 12. Fitting In/Standing Out 89
19. 13. Input from Others, Resources and Holidays 97
20. Part 3: Education
21. 14. Starting School and Changing Schools 109
22. 15. Home Language Support/Teaching in Mainstream Schools 123
23. 16. Additional Support Outside (or as an alternative to) Mainstream Schools 130
24. 17. Help with Homework 139
25. Part 4: Language Policies and Politics
26. 18. Language Status, Links to Politics and Racism 145
27. Part 5: Interviewees as Adults
28. 19. Advantages and Disadvantages of Having Been Raised Bilingually 153
29. 20. One Thing You Would Change about Your Bilingual Childhood and Advice to a Family Just Starting Out 157
30. 21. Low Input and Language Loss and Retention 161
31. 22. Identities 165
32. 23. Studying and Working Abroad as Young Adults, Choosing Where to Live More Permanently and Using Bilingualism at Work 173
33. 24. Relationships 178
34. 25. Raising Children Monolingually or Bilingually and the Reasons Given 185
35. 26. Access to Culture as Adults 193
36. 27. Accents 195
37. 28. Learning Additional Languages 199
38. Part 6: Overall Analysis and Recommendations
39. 29. Factors Linked to Success or Failure 205
40. 30. Recommendations to Parents Raising Multilingual Children 209
41. 31. Suggested Reading 225
42. About Waltham Forest Bilingual Group and How This Project Got Started 227
43. Annex 1 – Questionnaire 231
44. Annex 2 – Language Self Assessment 240
45. Annex 3 243
46. Glossary 244
47. Index 246