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When Learning a Second Language Means Losing the First
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 6, 323-346 (1991) when Learning a Second Language Means Losing the First Lily Wong Fillmore* University of California, Berkeley In societies like the United States with diverse populations, children from linguistic minority families must learn the Language of the society in order to take full advantage of the educational opportunities offered by the society. The timing and the conditions under which they come into contact with English, however, can profoundly affect the retention and continued use of their primary languages as well as the development of their Second lan- guage. This article discusses evidence and findings from a nationwide study of Language shift among Language -minority children in the The find- ings suggest that the loss of a primary Language , particularly when it is the only Language spoken by parents, can be very costly to the children, their families, and to society as a whole.
When Learning a Second Language Means Losing the First 325 Texas led the way some years ago by passing legislation that provided pre- school programs for 4 …
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