Appendix A Parent Interview Schedule

I.

I. Tell Me a Little about Your Family:

1. 1. What languages does your child speak?

2. 2. How old is your child?

3. 3. When your child started to talk, what language did he/she speak?

4. 4. How early did your child become multilingual?

5. 5. Are there other multilingual family members in your family?

6. 6. What do other people say when they learn that your child speaks several languages?

II.

II. Language Development History:

1. 7. When your child started to talk, what language did he/she speak? Why?

2. 8. When did you decide that you would like your child to grow up speaking many languages? Why?

3. 9. Did your views and values in regards to multilingualism change as your child was growing up?

4. 10. What happened (will happen) when your child starts going to school?

5. 11. Were there any changes in your child’s language development that were very noticeable?

III.

III. Why Multilingualism?

1. 12. When did you decide that your child should grow up speaking several languages?

2. 13. Why did you decide that your child should grow up speaking several languages?

3. 14. What do you see as benefits of multilingualism?

4. 15. What do you see as main challenges of multilingualism?

5. 16. Do you consider it hard or easy to raise a child speaking many languages? Why?

6. 17. What is rewarding about raising a multilingual child?

7. 18. What are your goals for your child in terms of language development, communication, and social development?

IV.

IV. Strategies:

1. 19. What made your child successful at acquiring several languages?

2. 20. What were some strategies that worked?

3. 21. Were there any specific methods that you involved in raising your child?

4. 22. What advice would you give other parents who aim to raise multilingual children?

5. 23. What advice would you give teachers who work with multilingual children?

V.

V. Roadblocks:

1. 24. What are some roadblocks in the way of raising a multilingual child?

2. 25. Is there anything that worries you in this process?

VI.

VI. Gaps/Needs/Questions:

1. 26. Is there anything that you would still like to know about raising multilingual children?

2. 27. What are some venues through which you would like to learn about it?

3. 28. What are some of your needs, as a parent of a child who speaks several languages?

4. 29. What do you think the needs of other parents like you are?

5. 30. Is there anything else you would like to share about your experiences of bringing up a multilingual child?