The Author: Masae Takeuchi is a lecturer in Japanese at the School of Communication, Culture and Languages at Victoria University, Australia. She moved to Australia after graduating from Tokyo Women’s University. She obtained her Ph.D from Monash University in 2005. Her research interests include bilingualism and parent-child interactions in language acquisition.

«Takeuchi has provided us with an informative and thorough overview of the OPOL approach and her own study of Japanese-Australian families, with interesting implications for families attempting to raise their children bilingually and also for future research in the field.» (Aubrey Logan-Terry, Studies in Second Language Acquisition)«... the study proves a commendable effort, and the book is well written. The richness of data is its greatest strength.» (Sufumi So, Modern Language Journal)

• Contents: Parental role and input in bilingual language acquisition – Sociolinguistic issues – Longitudinal studies of four families.

The Author: Masae Takeuchi is a lecturer in Japanese at the School of Communication, Culture and Languages at Victoria University, Australia. She moved to Australia after graduating from Tokyo Women’s University. She obtained her Ph.D from Monash University in 2005. Her research interests include bilingualism and parent-child interactions in language acquisition.

«Takeuchi has provided us with an informative and thorough overview of the OPOL approach and her own study of Japanese-Australian families, with interesting implications for families attempting to raise their children bilingually and also for future research in the field.» (Aubrey Logan-Terry, Studies in Second Language Acquisition)«... the study proves a commendable effort, and the book is well written. The richness of data is its greatest strength.» (Sufumi So, Modern Language Journal)

• Contents: Parental role and input in bilingual language acquisition – Sociolinguistic issues – Longitudinal studies of four families.

The Author: Masae Takeuchi is a lecturer in Japanese at the School of Communication, Culture and Languages at Victoria University, Australia. She moved to Australia after graduating from Tokyo Women’s University. She obtained her Ph.D from Monash University in 2005. Her research interests include bilingualism and parent-child interactions in language acquisition.

«Takeuchi has provided us with an informative and thorough overview of the OPOL approach and her own study of Japanese-Australian families, with interesting implications for families attempting to raise their children bilingually and also for future research in the field.» (Aubrey Logan-Terry, Studies in Second Language Acquisition)«... the study proves a commendable effort, and the book is well written. The richness of data is its greatest strength.» (Sufumi So, Modern Language Journal)

• Contents: Parental role and input in bilingual language acquisition – Sociolinguistic issues – Longitudinal studies of four families.