bilingual children and L3

[Barbara Zurer Pearson]

Dear Info-Childes,

While you are thinking about bilingual development for Peter Marschik, 
I would like to throw in my question, too.

I am interviewing people for a book on raising bilingual children.  I 
have a survey (about 15 questions) that I can email, one for parents 
and one for their children (or for people who were bilingual from 
childhood).
(I am also trying to put it on my website--I'll email again when I get 
that working.)  If people prefer just to talk about it and are willing 
to send me their phone number, I would be happy to call them.

I am especially looking for two "garden-variety" American parents, who 
raised their child(ren) bilingually--like George Saunders in Australia, 
for those familiar with his books. These are monolinguals (or second 
language learners themselves) who choose to surround their children 
with two languages early on (or send them to an immersion program).

I'd also like stories from people who tried and decided to give it 
up--or who think they were not as successful as they had hoped.  Or 
people in potentially bilingual environments who decided against it.

I am particularly interested in respondents who are not linguists--if 
you could put me in touch with them, (but I will not be prejudiced 
against linguists--some of my best friends are linguists! :)

The publisher has said I can give copies of the book (when it's 
published) to the first 50 people whose stories I use.

So, can you help me out?  Please send emails or phone numbers.

Thank you in advance for your help,

Sincerely,

Barbara (Z. Pearson)
Home: 413-256-3435 (in Amherst MA, USA)
Office: 413-545-5023
bpearson at research.umass.edu
bpearson at comdis.umass.edu

On Oct 2, 2006, at 4:17 AM, <peter.marschik at meduni-graz.at> wrote:

> Dear info-childes members,
>  
> I was currently asked about a possible advantage of bilingual children 
> for
> learning a third language.
> Please could anyone share your experiences and expertise on that 
> question?
>  
> Thank you very much in advance
> With kind regards
> Peter B Marschik
>  
>  
> Peter B Marschik
> Institute of Physiology
> Centre for Physiological Medicine
> Medical University of Graz
> Harrachgasse 21/5
> A-8010 Graz, Austria
> Tel.:+43-(0)316-380-7629
> Fax:+43-(0)316-380-9630
> E-mail: peter.marschik at meduni-graz.at
>  
>
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Barbara Zurer Pearson, Ph.D
Research Associate, Project Manager
University of Massachusetts
Amherst MA 01003

Tel: 413.545.5023

bpearson at research.umass.edu
http://www.umass.edu/aae/bp_indexold.htm