Publications

Publication details [#44502]

Haworth, Penny, Joy Cullen, Heather Simmons, Liz Schimanski, Pam McGarva and Eileen Woodhead. 2006. The Role of Acquisition and Learning In Young Children's Bilingual Development: A Sociocultural Interpretation. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 9 (3) : 295–309.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingual acquisition | culture | early childhood | language input | learning

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This study demonstrates that young children's bilingual acquisition is mediated by their teachers and peers. Their own collaborative interaction, the nature of the language input and the cultural tools offered in the environment also play an important role.