A Chinese Australian family’s language use and attitudes

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-66
Author(s):  
Bo Hu
Keyword(s):  
Family Communication ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Language Shift ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Family Language

Abstract This paper presents a qualitative case study of a Chinese Australian family’s multilingual experiences in Melbourne. Couched in the framework of family language policy, I examine language shift patterns and mother tongue attitudes and analyse reasons and consequences. The findings show that the first generation uses Mandarin for general family communication, while relegating regional Chinese to functions that are, typically, private and familial and for use with older generations. The second generation uses English the most. While their Mandarin use is enhanced through community-based schooling and can be activated depending on the communicative environment, regional Chinese does not play an active role. This nested, hierarchical ecology of language shift with two dominant language constellations causes parental confusion about the children’s mother tongue and problematises grandparent-grandchild communication with a possible decrease of family intimacy.

Dutch immigrants in New Zealand

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jetske Folmer
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Language Shift ◽  
Language Loss ◽  
Linguistic History ◽  
History Of

Abstract This article contains a report of a case study on language shift and language loss in three generations of a Dutch immigrant family in New Zealand carried out in 1990/1991 (Folmer 1991). Language shift refers to the shift from Dutch to English and language loss to the loss of the mother tongue Dutch. In addition to language shift and loss, the personal linguistic history of the subjects and their (language) attitudes were examined; these topics are only discussed indirectly in this article. One first generation member, five members of the second generation and two third generation children took part in the investigation. The instruments used were an analysis of letters, an interview, a domain questionnaire, an editing test and a correction test. It was found that language shift increases with each generation. The factors education, exogamy, (language) attitudes and age also proved to be important. Furthermore, the type of domain or activity made a difference. In both the first and the second generation the degree of language loss in Dutch was rather low. Some trends in the loss process were established and certain word classes turned out to be more problematic than others.

Language Use and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Policy-Makers and Educators in Northeast Vietnamese Areas

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-130
Author(s):  
Ha Ngan Ngo ◽  
Maya Khemlani David
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Language Shift ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Status ◽  
Wedding Songs

Vietnam represents a country with 54 ethnic groups; however, the majority (88%) of the population are of Vietnamese heritage. Some of the other ethnic groups such as Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, and Nung have a population of around 1 million each, while the Brau, Roman, and Odu consist only of a hundred people each. Living in northern Vietnam, close to the Chinese border (see Figure 1), the Tay people speak a language of the    Central    Tai language group called Though, T'o, Tai Tho, Ngan, Phen, Thu Lao, or Pa Di. Tay remains one of 10 ethnic languages used by 1 million speakers (Buoi, 2003). The Tày ethnic group has a rich culture of wedding songs, poems, dance, and music and celebrate various festivals. Wet rice cultivation, canal digging and grain threshing on wooden racks are part of the Tày traditions. Their villages situated near the foothills often bear the names of nearby mountains, rivers, or fields. This study discusses the status and role of the Tày language in Northeast Vietnam. It discusses factors, which have affected the habitual use of the Tay language, the connection between language shift and development and provides a model for the sustainability and promotion of minority languages. It remains fundamentally imperative to strengthen and to foster positive attitudes of the community towards the Tày language. Tày’s young people must be enlightened to the reality their Tày non-usage could render their mother tongue defunct, which means their history stands to be lost.

Student Technology Projects in a Remote First Nations Village

2007 ◽  
pp. 137-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tish Scott
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Multimedia Technology ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Children’S Education

This qualitative case study focuses on community members’ observations and perceptions of student multimedia technology projects produced in a grade 6/7 class, particularly in relation to what they affirm is important for their children’s education. The projects are community-based and rooted in the First Nations culture of a remote village in northern British Columbia (Canada).

Language maintenance and language shift

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia Rubino ◽  
Camilla Bettoni
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Language Maintenance ◽  
Language Shift ◽  
Region Of Origin ◽  
The Impact

Patterns of language use by Sicilians and Venetians living in Sydney are here presented with particular attention to the maintenance of Italian and Dialect under the impact of widespread shift to English. Data gathered by questionnaire self-reporting are analysed according to four main variables: domain, linguistic generation, gender and region of origin. Results suggest that the original Italian diglossia between the High and the Low languages is well maintained, as Italian occupies the more public, formal and regionally heterogeneous space in the community, and Dialect the more private, informal and homogeneous one. Among the subjects’ variables, generation predictably accounts for the greatest variation, as both languages are used most by the first generation and least by the second. However, the original diglossia holds well also among the second generation. With regard to gender and region of origin, it would seem that, compared to men, women maintain both languages slightly better, and that, compared to men and Sicilians respectively, both women and Venetians maintain slightly better the original diglossia. We conclude that the position of Italian, although more limited, seems somewhat more solid than that of Dialect, and suggest some reasons for it.

Bridging Two Worlds: Experiences of Chinese and Taiwanese Americans Attending Chinese Heritage Schools in Houston

2017 ◽  
pp. 171-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Yuan Liao ◽  
Patricia Larke ◽  
Valerie Hill-Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Chinese Heritage Schools ◽  
Depth Interviews

This qualitative case study presents the reflections of ten Chinese and Taiwanese Americans on their experiences in community-based Chinese Heritage Schools (CHS) in Houston, Texas. Five themes emerged from the in-depth interviews with the participants: (1) self-perceptions of being Chinese/Taiwanese Americans, (2) motivations for learning Chinese, (3) key learning experiences at CHS, (4) perspectives on CHS, and (5) suggestions proposed by the participants.

scholarly journals UNIVERSITAS KEHIDUPAN DEWA DEWI PLANTARAN SEBAGAI UPAYA PENANGGULANGAN KEMISKINAN BERBASIS KOMUNITAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Prastiyo Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
The University ◽  
The Village

AbstrakTujuan Penelitian ini adalah mencari model penanggulangan kemiskinan berbasis komunitas yang berdasar dari potensi dan permasalahan yang di miliki oleh desa.Metode penelitian  ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif studi kasus yaitu meneliti suatu kasus atau fenomena tertentu yang ada dalam masyarakat yang dilakukan secara mendalam untuk mempelajari latar belakang, keadaan, dan interaksi yang terjadi . Pada penelitian ini di lakukan di Desa Plantaran Kecamatan Kaliwungu Selatan Kabupaten  Kendal Provinsi, Jawa Tengah. Dengan informan 2 orang dari masyarakat, 2 orang perangkat desa dan 2 orang fasilitaor PNPM Mandiri Perkotaan yang mendampingi desa plantaran Hasil penelitian di peroleh model penanggulangan kemiskinan berbasis komunitas yang berdasar dari potensi dan permasalahan yaitu dengan mengacu pada empat bidang yaitu 1)ekologi, 2.Rekreasi, 3) Edukasi, 4)Ekonomi melalui lembaga keswadayaan masyarakat yang struktur organisasinya menggunakan sistem pada Universitas yaitu Universitas Kehidupan Dewa Dewi PlantaranKesimpulan dari penelitian ini mengacu pada kegiatan yang di lakukan untuk mencapai visi dan misi dari universitas Kehidupan Dewa Dewi Plantaran  itu sendiri yaitu mengacu pada empat bidang yaitu 1)ekologi, 2.Rekreasi, 3) Edukasi, 4)Ekonomi melalui lembaga keswadayaan masyarakat yang struktur organisasinya menggunakan sistem pada Universitas  Kata Kunci:Universitas Kehidupan, Dewa Dewi Plantaran,Penanggulangan  Kemiskinan, Komunitas Abstract The purpose of this study is to find a community-based poverty reduction model based on the potential and problems that the village has. This research method uses a qualitative case study approach that is examining a particular case or phenomenon that exists in society that is carried out in depth to study the background, circumstances, and interactions that occur. This research was conducted in Plantaran Village, South Kaliwungu Subdistrict, Kendal Regency, Central Java. With informants 2 people from the community, 2 village officials and 2 PNPM Mandiri Urban facilitators who accompanied the plantaran village The results of the study were obtained by community-based poverty reduction models based on potential and problems, namely by referring to four fields, namely 1) ecology, 2. Recreation, 3) Education, 4) Economy through community self-reliance institutions whose organizational structure uses systems at universities namely Universities Life of Goddess Plantaran The conclusion of this study refers to the activities carried out to achieve the vision and mission of the university of the Life of the Goddess Dewi Plantaran itself which refers to four fields namely 1) ecology, 2. Recreation, 3) Education, 4) Economy through structured community self-reliance institutions the organization uses the system at the University.Keywords : Life University, Dewa Dewi Plantaran, poor prevention,Comunity

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ PROBLEM IN SPEAKING ENGLISH AT SECOND GRADE OF SMA NEGERI 1 SIOMPU BARAT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
La Mido
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Language Problems

Students’ Problem in Speaking English at Second Grade of SMA Negeri 1 Siompu Barat, La Mido, FKIP Unidayan Baubau. This research aims to investigate the problems of speaking English at the second grade of SMA Negeri 1 Siompu Barat. This research applied a qualitative research, categorized as a case study. Two kinds of instruments of collecting data were used; observation and interview. In analyzing the data, the researcher used three steps inner activities analysis; data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The result of the research showed that there are two problems of speaking English at the second grade of SMA Negeri 1 Siompu Barat, consist of psychological and language problems. The psychological problems were fear of mistake, shyness, anxiety, lack of confidence, and motivation. Meanwhile, the students’ speaking problem from language use were inhibition, nothing to say, low or even participation and mother tongue use. It can be concluded that there were some problems of speaking English at the second grade of SMA Negeri 1 Siompu Barat.

scholarly journals Language shift in Newar: a case study in the Kathmandu Valley

2018 ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Bhim Lal Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Language Contact ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Language Shift ◽  
Minority Language ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Indigenous Language ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Language Community

This paper explores the patterns of language shift in Newar, the ethnic indigenous language community living in the Kathmandu Valley. The research focuses on language contact situations in different domains viz. social, cultural, personal, and official as well as media related activities where the informants are asked to use different languages along with the use of their own mother tongue i.e. Newar. This socio-ethnographic research aims at providing some clues as to how the discovery of a minority language triggers changes in representations and attitudes.

scholarly journals A community-based, sport-led programme to increase physical activity in an area of deprivation: a qualitative case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aphra Garner-Purkis ◽  
Samah Alageel ◽  
Caroline Burgess ◽  
Martin Gulliford
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Community Based

The Process of Self-Management: A Qualitative Case Study Reporting on Cancer Survivors’ and Program Staff’s Experiences Within One Self-Management Support Intervention

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 592-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brunet ◽  
Amanda Wurz ◽  
Deeksha Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Support Intervention ◽  
Program Staff ◽  
Support Strategies

Background. Cancer survivors must manage a range of adverse symptoms and side effects postdiagnosis. These effects often co-occur with preexisting comorbid conditions. Recognizing the complex chronicity of the disease, self-management support interventions have been developed to promote cancer survivors’ knowledge, skills, and confidence to self-manage their health. Though shown to be beneficial, the processes underlying self-management have yet to be explicated. Aim. To explore how a community-based self-management support intervention fosters cancer survivors’ knowledge, confidence, and skills to self-manage their health. Method. A qualitative case study adopting multiple viewpoints was utilized. Seventeen cancer survivors who participated in a self-management support intervention (referred to as a cancer coaching program) were interviewed and six program staff took part in a focus group. Transcripts from the interviews and focus group were analyzed using a hybrid inductive–deductive approach guided by principles of qualitative description. Results. Cancer survivors and program staff offered complementary perspectives that enhanced our understanding of how the self-management support intervention fosters cancer survivors’ knowledge, confidence, and skills to self-manage their health. Four themes captured strategies necessary to promote self-management: (1) looking beyond the disease: the importance of holistic person-centered care, (2) cocreating plans: the key to effective and meaningful self-management support, (3) fostering activation via tailored, targeted, and expert-sourced information and resources, and (4) having dependable and impartial emotional support. Within each theme, pertinent self-management support strategies were described by cancer survivors and program staff. Discussion and Conclusion. Findings offer an understanding of how one community-based self-management support intervention promotes self-management and highlight valuable self-management support strategies that could be incorporated into existing and future interventions.

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