Kendall King | Jul 3 2007, Collins | 0061246565 | 304 pages
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Written in a very accessible style, this book is aimed at parents who — as the title suggest — want to teach their children a second language. This includes parents who are themselves monolingual and want their children to learn another language as well as parents of children growing up in minority language households who want their children to become fluent bilinguals. Summaries of the latest research are handily presented in separate sections, as are fast facts and quick tips. Mackey is Professor of Linguistics atGeorgetownUniversityand King is Associate Professor of Educational Linguistics at theUniversityofPennsylvania.
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