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Internet Resources for Multilingual Families in German

• Forum für binationale Paare und Familien in Deutschland
• IMF Home Page:
  basic information about the organization
• Kidnet
  Many different forums on all topics related to family life
• IDA HomePage
  (Interessengemeinschaft Deutschsprachiger im Ausland)
  information for German-speaking expatriates
• ImAusland Mailing List
  Discussion list for German-speaking people expatriates, run by the IDA (see above); subscribe by going to http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/ImAusland and typing in your e-mail address and a password which you make up yourself.
• IDAKinder Mailing List
  Second discussion run by IDA (see above), but dealing specifically with family-related issues (multilingualism, schools, etc.) of German expatriates with children; subscribe by going to http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/IDAKinder and typing in your e-mail address and a password which you make up yourself.
• Internationale Kindergruppe e.V.
• Tacheles
  Prominente aus Kirche, Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Kultur reden jetzt Tacheles miteinander. In der Veranstaltungsreihe "Tacheles - Talk am roten Tisch" streiten sie über brisante Themen der Zeit

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Internet Resources for Multilingual Families in English

• Two or More Languages in Early Childhood:
  Some General Points and Practical Recommendations, article by bilingualism expert Annick De Houwer (University of Antwerp and Science Foundation of Flanders, Belgium, June, 1999)
• Doubletalk: Raising a Bilingual Family, article by Tara Swords
• Bilingual Children with Downs Syndrome by Sue Buckley (Down Syndrome News and Update, Vol. 1, No. 1, June 1998)
• Online forum discussion thread on the topic of bilingualism and children with Downs Syndrome; participation by experienced parents, as well as professionals in the field.
• Answers to frequently asked questions on bilingualism/multilingualism:
  a project by a seminar about multilingualism at The English Department of the University of Hamburg in the summer term, 1998. Lecturer: Dr. Ingrid Piller.
• Bilingual Acquisition in Preschool Children
  Genesee, Fred. McGill University.
• Bilingual Children Understand Written Languages Sooner Than Monolingual Children, Study Finds (American Psychological Association
  
• Bilingual Families Mailing List:
  lively e-mail message exchange on topics of interest to multilingual families around the world to join mailing list, send an empty note to: biling-fam-subscribe@nethelp.no
• Bilingual Families Web Page:
  
• Bilingual Parenting in a Foreign Language:
  Examples; References; Resources
• Bilingual Resources:
  Bilingual Resources and Links
• Bilingual Supplies for Children:
  The activity books and games in Bilingual Supplies for Children Mail Order Catalogue are specifically made for the child with English as his or her main/first language; whether he or she speaks English only, two (or more!) languages.
• Bilingual Upbringing of Children in the Home:
  Definitions; Rationale; Links; Glossary
• Children and Bilingualism.
  ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association).
• IMF Home Page:
  basic information about the organization
• KidSource:
  several forums relevant to multilingual families under "Education + Kids"
• Language Fairy's Ten Commandments of the Bilingual Family.
  (Mentioned in Polyglot, April/98, p. 10.) Skinitou, Caterina.
• Multilingualism.
  Valdés, Guadalupe. Stanford Univ.
• Multilingual Munchkins Website
• The Multilingual Munchkins Mailing List is dedicated to giving parents raising their children multilingually a place to ask questions, state concerns, share information, and get support.
• ParentsPlace:
  Bi-Lingual Children bulletin board
• Raising Bilingual Children.
  Rosenberg, Marsha. The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. II, No. 6, June 1996. (Reprinted from: The Ambassador, The American School in Japan Alumni & Community Magazine, Spring 1996.)
• The International Couples' Homepage
• Marina Zvetina

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  Internet Resources for Multilingual Families in Swedish and English

  • FFF, Föreningen för Flerspråkiga Familjer
    
• Finland
  • Föreningen Tvåspråkiga Familjer, c/o Maria Suokangas Svedjeträdssvängen 5 A 2 023240 Esbo, Finland

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