Immigrant Parents’ Lay Theories of Children's Preschool Bilingual Development and Family Language Ideologies

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Moin ◽  
Ludmila Scwartz ◽  
Mark Leikin
Keyword(s):  
Language Ideologies ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Lay Theories ◽  
Family Language ◽  
Bilingual Development

scholarly journals NAVIGATING THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF FAMILY LANGUAGE POLICY DURING CHILDHOOD FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH IN CANADA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-56
Author(s):  
MEGAN MACCORMAC ◽  
KATHERINE MACCORMAC
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Immigrant Youth ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Family Language Policy ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Family Language ◽  
Multiple Languages

One of the most influential decisions that immigrant parents must make for their children involves establishing a set of rules and norms governing what language(s) they will be raised with and how they will acquire proficiency in the dominant languages of the host society, a process known as family language policy. Such decisions can have long lasting effects for immigrant children into adulthood by influencing their integration into the host society and transition towards adult life. Using retrospective, in-depth interview data collected from young immigrant adults, this study explores the ways that parental decisions made throughout an immigrant child’s life course regarding language use and learning shape their multilingual identity and attitude towards the use of multiple languages in their everyday adult life. Findings suggest that the linguistic decisions parents make in the early years of an immigrant youths’ life have lasting impacts on them in terms of connecting to family members and culture in adulthood. We found that when parents created either a flexible or strict family language policy, such policies produced more positive experiences in the migration and early settlement process for immigrant youth compared to those whose parents did not form a family language policy.

scholarly journals JĘZYK I TOŻSAMOŚĆ W RODZINIE TRANSNARODOWEJ: STUDIUM PRZYPADKU

Neofilolog ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 155-169
Author(s):  
Emilia Wąsikiewicz-Firlej
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Language Ideologies ◽  
Language Socialization ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Japanese Family ◽  
Transnational Family ◽  
Family Language ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
The Uk

The following paper analyses child language socialization in a multilingual transnational family from the perspective of the emerging concept of family language policy (FLP). The central assumption of FLP is the crucial role of parents’ language ideologies in their children’s language socialization and construction of their widely-understood identity. The participants of the undertaken case study were three members of a Polish-Japanese family residing in the UK. The inquiry was based on a series of semi-structured interviews with individual family members and cyclical observation of the whole family over the period of 13 months. The results showed certain discrepancies between the language ideologies and practices of the parents, as well as difficulties in managing the family’s language policy that was to a large extent shaped by the child’s individual preferences and educational needs, often irrespective of the parents’ plans or intentions. Generally, the study reported essential difficulties in maintaining the child’s multilingualism due to a limited use of the minority languages (Japanese and Polish) at the cost of the majority language (English). 

scholarly journals Investigating Ideological Factors in Family Language Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Rani Septi Sapriati ◽  
Soni Mirizon ◽  
Sary Silvhiany
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Language Ideologies ◽  
Family Language Policy ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
Family Language ◽  
Considerable Support

A family has a role in supporting bilingual or multilingual children. In acquiring English for instance, family language policy is likely to shape the development of children bilingualism or multilingualism. Through a qualitative study in a case study design, the language ideologies of two bi-/multilingual families in Palembang were investigated and explored. The participants of this study were the Zahra and the Najwa families who brought up their children in more than one language including English. The data were collected through ethnographic interviews with the parents, grandmother, and children. Thematic analysis was used in analyzing the data of this study. The raw data were coded and classified into categories to derive big major themes regarding ideological factors that shaped language policy. The derived themes were then interpreted descriptively. The results indicated that there were some ideological factors found that contributed to the shaping of the language policy of those two families, such as social values, economical values, political values, cultural values, parents' knowledge toward language acquisition, and bi-/multilingualism. The findings of this study suggest that families need to provide support for their children in their bilingual or multilingual journey. Furthermore, stakeholders and professionals should play a role in the choice of language used in education as well as provide considerable support and assistance for language policy in family domain

scholarly journals Language policy and multilingual practices in the family

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipak Tamang
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Language Ideologies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Language Practices ◽  
Language Background ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Language

This paper discusses on how language policy, language ideologies, parental language planning and children’s role in the shaping of family language practices are associated in the multilingual practice context. The objective of this study was to explore the language policies focus on heritage language maintenance by negotiating and instantiating in parents-children interactions and contribution of children’s language practices to shape the family multilingualism in the process of socialization. I have used qualitative research design to collect the data in this study. Three participants from different language background were selected. The research participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview technique to collect the data. The study concluded that family members’ contribution to the shaping of family language practices and policies in daily life interactions is the most important and language ideologies play a vital role in language policy and language acquisition in the family of multilingual practice.

scholarly journals Family Language Policy and Childhood Bilingualism: A Multidimensional Theoretical Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Maria Andritsou ◽  
Konstantinos Chatzidimou
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Language Ideologies ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Home Language ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Family Language Policy ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Family Language ◽  
Dynamic Relationships

This paper focuses on the micro-level of language policy and aims to point out the critical role of family language policy (FLP) in language maintenance/shift of minority/heritage home language(s) and childhood bilingualism. FLP could resist broader language ideologies by transforming parents’ language ideologies and attitudes into language practices and language management that support the development of active or additional childhood bilingualism. Through a research into the interdisciplinary components of FLP, this paper aims to illustrate aspects of multilevel and dynamic relationships between each of these core components. An introduction to FLP as a research field is included as well as some of the studies that spotlighted the way parental agency in regard to each of the three FLP components could shape, explicitly or implicitly, language use and planning for the minority/heritage home language(s).

Korean Bibimbap mothers’ family language policies (FLPs) for their children’s bilingualism in Australia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Kyong Park ◽  
Gregory Vass ◽  
Chris Davison
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Korean Immigrant ◽  
Korean Mothers ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Family Language ◽  
Bilingual Development ◽  
Role Of Parents

Abstract The influential role of parents has long been acknowledged as a key contributor to children’s bilingual development. Parents’ home-based informal efforts to foster children’s bilingual abilities are described as family language policies (FLPs). The important connection between bilingualism and FLP has been established, but to date there are few studies concerning Korean immigrant families in Australia, highlighting their unique cultural values. According to traditional Korean cultural values, mothers play a central role as An-hae (the sun inside) to facilitate their children’s language development (Kim, 2006). This study aimed to create a clearer picture of Korean mothers’ beliefs about bilingualism and their FLPs. The participants were six Korean mothers with their children attending a community language program in Sydney. There are two data sets for this study: a six-weeks’ FLP daily log of each family and a focus group interview. A thematic analysis of these data revealed the richness and specificity of FLPs for bilingual development. This paper concludes with implications for a future research agenda.

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