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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
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Tannenbaum, Michal; Howie, Pauline – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2002
Investigated the relevance of emotional and familial factors to language maintenance in immigrant families. Information on the family relations of 40 children from Chinese-speaking immigrant families in Sydney, Australia. Analysis revealed that children likely to use their parents' mother tongue were those who perceived their family to be more…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Chinese, Family Influence, Family Relationship