Reflections on Multilingual Childhoods

By Claire Thomas

Published by Multilingual Matters - Available from 15th April 2012

Primarily aimed as a practical resource for parents, but also of interest to students and researchers because of its unique content, it includes recollections of and advice on many of the common issues or dilemmas that arise in multilingual families.

Review: This book looks at the lives and the trajectories of multilinguals and lets them talk about their experiences. The author demonstrates how fluid and dynamic bilingualism is within a family, but it also shows what bilingual families have in common and what can be done to maintain bilingualism. A great book! Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck, University of London, UK