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What are good sources to learn more about bilingualism?

Sharen Unsworth (Radboud University): multilingualism

Multilingualism

What can you do to offer your child a richer language environment?

Is it hard to grow up bilingually?

Should parents make a choice for their child between spoken language or sign language?

How does a language's status influence bilingual upbringing?

To what extent does bilingualism positively affect other cognitive skills?

"Once you've got a good grasp of sign language, Dutch will follow naturally."

Do bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary than monolingual children?

Is it difficult for children to learn two languages at the same time?

How can parents create a bilingual environment at school?

"Children will go their own way with their language preferences, anyway."

"Children learn to switch between sign language and spoken language early on."

What are the advantages of bilingualism?

"You have to sign, or you'll make your child unhappy."

"I think bilingualism is very important for your self-confidence."

Should you be worried if children are mixing up the two languages they're learning?

Can children learn both a spoken language and sign language at the same time?