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Bezcioglu-Goktolga, Irem; Yagmur, Kutlay – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
By using a quantitative approach, we examined the family language policy of Turkish parents in the Netherlands. Based on our earlier ethnographic work with 20 Turkish families and interviews with 35 parents, we designed and conducted a large-scale survey among 116 first-generation and 184 second-generation parents. The findings reveal that both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Immigrants, Family Relationship
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Selvi, Ali Fuad – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
Recently, we have been witnessing the emergence of digital grassroots activism in social networking sites (e.g. Facebook) -- affording discursive tools and spaces to engage in normative approaches to preserve Turkish(ness) and raise ideological oppositions against English medium instruction (EMI). By linking Critical Discourse Analysis…
Descriptors: Activism, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Social Media
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Altinkamis, Feyza – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
This study explores the effect of different family compositions formed as a result of marriage patterns in today's Turkish immigrant community in Flanders on family language policies. Based on in-depth interviews with 26 families, grouped in three different family compositions (mixed-marriages, local intra-ethnic marriages and marriages through…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Family Environment, Marriage, Native Language
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McEntee-Atalianis, Lisa J. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2011
The concept of "Ethnolinguistic Vitality" (EV) has received variable acceptance and support since its introduction by Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor. It has especially proven to be a valuable heuristic in studies of language maintenance and shift. However, the reliability and validity of the instruments used to investigate EV, especially…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Heuristics, Reliability, Validity