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Direct linkVijayakumar, Poorani; Steinkrauss, Rasmus; Sun, He – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
The current study investigates the impact of the teachers' societal dominant language use within a weak version of translanguaging in early heritage language education. We explored five preschool teachers' use of English, the dominant majority language, in Tamil heritage language classes in Singapore and examined its impact on 33 children's…
Descriptors: Language Usage, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
De Houwer, Annick; Bornstein, Marc H. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2016
An important aspect of Family Language Policy in bilingual families is parental language choice. Little is known about the continuity in parental language choice and the factors affecting it. This longitudinal study explores maternal language choice over time. Thirty-one bilingual mothers provided reports of what language(s) they spoke with their…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Family Environment, Parent Child Relationship, Video Technology
Language Policy and Literacy Practices in the Family: The Case of Ethiopian Parental Narrative Input
Stavans, Anat – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
The present study analyses the Family Language Policy (FLP) in regards language literacy development of children in Ethiopian immigrant families. Bridging the gap between linguistic literacy at home and at school hinders a smooth societal integration and a normative literacy development. This study describes the home literacy patterns shaped by…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Syntax, Foreign Countries, Literacy
Peer reviewedRichards, Brian; Yamada-Yamamoto, Asako – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1998
Surveys 320 Japanese families residing temporarily in the United Kingdom about their language use and language needs and the priorities they attach to their children's learning of English and Japanese. Examines English and Japanese in the children's linguistic environment, including language used with parents, siblings, and care givers;…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Case Studies, English (Second Language), Family Attitudes
