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Direct linkVan Mensel, Luk; Deconinck, Julie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
Recent studies on language learning motivation have foregrounded notions of identity formation and self-fulfilment. This paper takes two different theoretical frameworks as points of departure (Dörnyei's 'L2 Motivational Self System' and Kramsch's 'desire in language'), but it looks at the motivation/desire of the parents of young language…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Language Attitudes
Lee, Mun Woo – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
This study examines the English ideologies of Korean early study-abroad students' parents in Gangnam, one of the most affluent areas in South Korea. The data collected were drawn from in-depth individual interviews with 23 parents, and subjected to critical discourse analysis. The findings showed that the issue of class was foregrounded…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Language Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Björklund, Siv; Mård-Miettinen, Karita; Savijärvi, Marjo – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014
Immersion education in Finland is a one-way (monolingual) early total Swedish programme for Finnish-speaking students. This immersion provision is offered at kindergarten level (ages 3-5), at preschool (age 6) and at primary levels (grades 1-9). Here, a brief synthesis of Finnish research studies on the early years in Swedish immersion is first…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Swedish, Immersion Programs
Armstrong, Timothy Currie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014
Parents who enroll their children to be educated through a threatened minority language frequently do not speak that language themselves and classes in the language are sometimes offered to parents in the expectation that this will help them to support their children's education and to use the minority language in the home. Providing…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Language Usage, Language Attitudes, Bilingualism
Whiting, Erin F.; Feinauer, Erika – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2011
This study builds on previous work to examine parent reasons for enrolling their children in a two-way immersion (TWI) charter school. This work goes beyond ethno linguistic background variables (language, ethnicity), to include other key variables such as education level, income, religion, household distance from school, and family structure.…
Descriptors: Language Dominance, Charter Schools, Family Structure, Parent Attitudes
Parkes, Jay – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2008
A survey of 724 families of dual language enrichment students in the South-west USA explored what kinds of families had chosen dual language education for their children and why. Of those parents who chose dual language for their children, 45.4% speak primarily English with their child, while 54.6% speak primarily Spanish. English-dominant parents…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Immersion Programs, Monolingualism, Language Enrichment
