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Language Skills in Greek-English Bilingual Children Attending Greek Supplementary Schools in England
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Papastergiou, Athanasia; Sanoudaki, Eirini – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Many parents in the UK enrol their children in Greek supplementary schools so the children can learn and maintain the Greek language and culture in parallel with English mainstream education. Despite fears about the effects of this heritage language (Greek) use on children's skills in the majority language (English), research on these somewhat…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Greek, Language Maintenance, Cultural Maintenance
How Is the Bilingual Development of Portuguese Heritage Children Perceived by Their Parents? Results from an Ethnographic Case Study of a Non-Formal Learning Setting in Germany
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Costa Waetzold, Juliane; Melo-Pfeifer, Sílvia – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
In the context of German linguistic policies, Heritage Language (HL) education ranges from formal and informal to non-formal offers. Families with migratory backgrounds seeking acquisition and maintenance of the HL frequently resort to educational or maintenance opportunities that are not institutionalized. In the region of Bavaria (Germany), the…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Portuguese, German, Parent Child Relationship
The Role of the Family in Heritage Language Use and Learning: Impact on Heritage Language Policies
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Melo-Pfeifer, Sílvia – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2015
We analyze the way children and youngsters perceive the role of family in the use and acquisition of the heritage language (HL), through two complementary means: drawings produced by children and students participating in a discussion forum. Our study reveals: (1) the convergence of perceptions that children and adolescents have about family…
Descriptors: Family Role, Heritage Education, Language Usage, Native Language
Discursive Constructions of Language and Identity: Parents' Competing Perspectives in London Turkish Complementary Schools
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Lytra, Vally – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
In this paper, I draw on interview data to explore parents' constructions of language and identity in two London Turkish complementary schools. I examine parents' evaluative talk about standard Turkish, Cypriot-Turkish and other regional varieties of Turkish, the cultural values they attach to them and images of personhood these invoke. I…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Values, Personal Narratives, Turkish
The Home Language Reform: A Summary.
Swedish Immigration Board, Norrkoping. – 1978
In this memorandum the National Immigration and Naturalization Board of Sweden has summarized recent legislative reforms providing home language training and home language lessons for immigrant children and children belonging to linguistic minorities. (A single definition of "immigrant children" has been applied throughout Sweden since…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Children, Eligibility, Foreign Countries
Literacy, Access, and Libraries among the Language Minority Population.
Constantino, Rebecca, Ed. – 1998
Papers on linguistic minorities and library use include: (1) "Why Consider the Library and Books?" (Stephen Krashen); (2) "Supporting Spanish Language Literacy: Latino Children and School and Community Libraries" (Sandra Pucci); (3) "'I Did Not Know You Could Get Such Things There!': Secondary ESL Students' Understanding, Use and Beliefs…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adults, Attitude Change, Attitudes