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Guardado, Martin; Becker, Ava – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2014
This article, part of a larger ethnographic study, examines how a family's affective ties to the country of origin and to relatives still residing there supported their Spanish language development and maintenance efforts in Vancouver, Canada. Drawing on data from participant observation and interviews, the article analyses the parents' diverse…
Descriptors: Native Language, Heritage Education, Family Influence, Spanish
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Guardado, Martin – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2013
This article investigates the linguistic tools employed by Hispanic Canadian families in their language socialization efforts of fostering sustained heritage language (HL) use. The article is based on data collected during a 1½-year ethnography, and focuses on the metapragmatic devices used in daily interactions. Utilizing analytic tools from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregiver Child Relationship, Language Usage, Hispanic Americans