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JALT Bilingualism SIG

Supporting people who speak more than one language

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The Overseas Connection

Bilingual children in Japan and their educational experiences abroad

Edited by Amanda Taura and Judy Tabohashi

November 2007

600 yen + postage

This monograph provides a collection of articles written by both the parents of bilingual children and the children themselves on their expreriences abroad from a pre-school age, through elementary, high school and university level. It provides information on shorter or longer periods including the necessary preparations, reasons for choice of location, entrance requirements for the overseas school, monetary concerns, accommodation alternatives, family support, cultural and language benefits and maintaining Japanese as well as the impact on the children both positive and negative