Stephen van Vlack
Sookmyung Women`s University
Graduate School of TESOL
Developing Bilingualism - Fall 2007
Summer Reading
Summer Reading Project
-Caldas, S. (2006). Raising bilingual-biliterate children in monolingual cultures. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. ISBN: 1-85359-875-5
For this summer reading project you are expected to read Caldas (2006) in its entirety. This book is a good and very recent example of a case study - the kind of research tradition which is at the heart of most early bilingual studies. It is particularly interesting for us because it describes not only how a degree of bilinguality and biliteracy can be achieved in a monolingual society, but it also covers three subjects at the same time (a period of nineteen years) so it is possible to observe and track differences in individuals and how they might emerge. It is not a technical book and for that reason , would seem to be a most welcome and pleasant piece for this summer reading project.
After reading this book (think about the strategies you use to read it), I want students to write up a short reaction paper of no more than 4 pages (A4, double spaced). Focus on aspects of applicability. In short, how useful do you think the information in this book is to our situation here in `monolingual` Korea? Think about which parts of the book are particularly meaningful or surprising to you. Basically I want you to explain in brief what kind of new knowledge you have gotten out of this summer reading text and this means focussing on limited aspects of the text. Do not summarize. Focus on the question of applicability and just one or two aspects of the text which have been the most interesting or surprising to you. You should try to include small quotes from the text. You must cite the text where appropriate.
This is due the second week of class on September 13th.
As with all projects to be handed in for marks you should follow APA regarding, specifically, citations, quotes and references.
Please feel free to bug me if you have any questions or concerns.....