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Hult, Francis M.; Compton, Sarah E. – Sign Language Studies, 2012
The role of languages is a central issue in deaf education. The function of sign languages in education and deaf students' opportunities to develop linguistic abilities in both sign languages and the dominant language(s) of a society are key considerations (Hogan-Brun 2009; Reagan 2010, 53; Swanwick 2010a). Accordingly, what Kaplan and Baldauf…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Language of Instruction
Leone, Fulvio – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1986
Discusses the social and linguistic problems of children living in Sweden who have at least one Italian immigrant parent. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Communication Problems, Foreign Countries
Cunningham-Andersson, Una; Andersson, Staffan – 1999
The lives of many families involve contact with more than one language and culture on a daily basis. This book is aimed at the many parents and professionals who feel uncertain about the best way to go about helping children gain maximum benefit from the situation. Every family's situation is different, but there is much parents can do to make…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Code Switching (Language), Family English Literacy, Foreign Countries