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Quay, Suzanne – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2012
Despite intentions to raise children in two home languages, non-Japanese bilingual homes may be encouraging the development of the societal language in children born in Japan. This article investigates: (1) the language use of two trilingual mothers with their developing trilingual children, and (2) how the mothers respond to their children's use…
Descriptors: Mothers, Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Language Acquisition
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Quay, Suzanne – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2011
In two case studies of trilingual development in the home, it was not the home languages that were the strongest but the language of the respective daycare centres. This paper investigates, first, how well the trilingual children could separate their daycare language from their home languages. Then it explores the kinds of communicative…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Multilingualism, Caregiver Role, Child Care Centers