On Becoming Bilingual

Children's Experiences Across Homes, Schools, and Communities

Patricia Baquedano-López, Paul B. Garrett

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781317672586
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Langues et linguistique
• Subtopic: Linguistique

On Becoming Bilingual: Children's Experiences across Homes, Schools, and Communities provides a theoretical and methodological introduction to research on children's participation in and across a multiplicity of activities where they display complex linguistic and sociocultural knowledge.

From a perspective that engages intersections of language, race, and class, the book reviews foundational and recent studies highlighting innovations, trends, and future directions for research. The book offers a helpful set of resources, including guiding questions at the start of each chapter, links to online and bibliographic sources, discussion questions and activities, and a glossary of key terms.

This book is intended for scholars and students in language-oriented fields of study who are interested in learning about how bilingual children engage with, negotiate, and transform their social worlds.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Copyright Acknowledgements
• 1 Introduction: The Social Worlds of Bilingual Children
• 2 A Critical Approach to Language Learning in Social Context
• 3 Becoming a Bilingual Speaker of Culture
• 4 Bilingualism in Schools
• 5 Children’s Participation in Social Activities
• 6 Becoming Speakers for Others
• 7 Developing a Critical Lens on Children’s Words and Worlds
• Glossary
• Index