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What are good sources to learn more about bilingualism?

Sharen Unsworth (Radboud University): multilingualism

Multilingualism

To what extent does bilingualism positively affect other cognitive skills?

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

How does a language's status influence bilingual upbringing?

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

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

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

Is it hard to grow up bilingually?

How can parents create a bilingual environment at school?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What are the advantages of bilingualism?

Do bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary than monolingual children?