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Read De Jong, E. (2011). Foundations for multilingualism in education: From principles to practice. Philadelphia, PA: Caslon. (pp. 62-79, which I Attached below) and listen to the podcast, "Abandoning Your Mother Tongue." (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444240/pri-s-the-world-the-world-in-words) Answer the following (350+ words, APA format):
a) What are some of the factors/challenges involved in language maintenance within the home (practical, social, psychological, etc.) presented?
b) Where do you think Alina's experience of language shift would fit within J. Edwards' (1985) discussion of language murder vs language suicide (see Baker, 2011, pp. 77-78)? What is your perspective?