Successful Family Language Policy

Successful Family Language Policy

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  • Author: Mila Schwartz
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 9400777531
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 295

This book presents the forefront of research in the emerging field of family language policy. This is the first volume to explore the link between family language policy, practice and management in the light of state and community language policy in more than 20 ethno-linguistic communities worldwide. Contributions by leading scholars from eight countries and three continents offer insights in how family language policy might be interpreted from various theoretical perspectives, using innovative methodologies. In particular, the authors present novel data on successful family language practices such as faith-related literacy activities and homework sessions, as well as management, including prayer, choice of bilingual education, and links with mainstream and complementary learning, which permit the realization of language ideology within three contexts: immigrant families, inter-marriage families, and minority and majority families in conflict-ridden societies.


Family Language Policy

Family Language Policy

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  • Author: Sonia Wilson
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 303052437X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 209

This book explores the question of family language policy in multilingual households. Presenting six case studies which focus on the experiences of parents and children in French-English bilingual contexts, the author draws conclusions about the impact of parental language management on the family as a whole which can be applied to transnational families from other linguistic backgrounds. While many parental guides on bilingual childrearing have been published in recent years, little attention has been paid to the possible impact of such language strategies on the experiences and interrelationships of bilingual family members. This book is unique in focusing in depth on the psychology and experiences of the child, and it will be of interest to readers in fields as diverse as sociolinguistics, language policy and planning, sociology of youth and family, and child psychology.


Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development

Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development

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  • Author: Andrea C. Schalley
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • ISBN: 150151007X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 516

Even a cursory look at conference programs and proceedings reveals a burgeoning interest in the field of social and affective factors in home language maintenance and development. To date, however, research on this topic has been published in piecemeal fashion, subsumed under the more general umbrella of ‘bilingualism’. Within bilingualism research, there has been an extensive exploration of linguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives on the one hand, and educational practices and outcomes on the other. In comparison, social and affective factors – which lead people to either maintain or shift the language – have been under-researched. This is the first volume that brings together the different strands in research on social and affective factors in home language maintenance and development, ranging from the micro-level (family language policies and practices), to the meso-level (community initiatives) and the macro-level (mainstream educational policies and their implementation). The volume showcases a wide distribution across contexts and populations explored. Contributors from around the world represent different research paradigms and perspectives, providing a rounded overview of the state-of-the-art in this flourishing field.


Successful Family Language Policy

Successful Family Language Policy

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  • Author: Mila Schwartz
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9789400777545
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 304


Bilingual Families

Bilingual Families

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  • Author: Eowyn Crisfield
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1788929365
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 200

Does your family or community speak more than one language? Do you wonder how to help your children successfully learn or keep those languages? Do you want your children to have the gift of bilingualism and aren’t sure where to start – or how to keep going? Every multilingual family has unique language needs. Bilingual Families is a guide for you and your family. It combines academic research with practical advice to cover the essential elements in successful bilingual and multilingual development. Use this book to: Learn about language goals – and how to set them Create a 'living' family language plan that develops and grows with your family Learn how to talk about multilingualism with your children and other key people in your children's life, like teachers and relatives Recognise when you might need further support An indispensable guide for your family’s language journey.


Reversing Language Shift

Reversing Language Shift

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  • Author: Joshua A. Fishman
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 9781853591211
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 452

This book is about the theory and practice of assistance to speech-communities whose native languages are threatened because their intergenerational continuity is proceeding negatively, with fewer and fewer speakers (or readers, writers and even understanders) every generation.


Challenging the Monolingual Mindset

Challenging the Monolingual Mindset

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  • Author: John Hajek
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1783092513
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 265

This volume challenges the monolingual mindset by highlighting how language-related issues surround us in many different ways, and explores the tensions that can develop in managing and understanding multilingualism. The book features analysis and discussion on the use of languages across a range of contexts, including post-migration settlement, policy, education, language contact and intercultural communication.


Diversifying Family Language Policy

Diversifying Family Language Policy

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  • Author: Lyn Wright
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 135018991X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 338

An increasingly important field of research within multilingualism and sociolinguistics, Family Language Policy (FLP) investigates the explicit and overt planning of language use within the home and among family members. However the diverse range of different family units and contexts around the globe necessitates a similarly diverse range of research perspectives which are not yet represented within the field. Tackling this problem head on, this volume expands the scope of families in FLP research. Bringing together contributors and case studies from every continent, this essential reference broadens lines of inquiry by investigating language practices and ideologies in previously under-researched families. Seeking to better reflect contemporary influences on FLP processes, chapters use innovative methodologies, including digital ethnographies and autoethnography, to explore diverse family configurations (adoptive, LGBTQ+, and single parent), modalities (digital communication and signed languages), and speakers and contexts (adult learners, Indigenous contexts, and new speakers). Bringing to light the dynamic, fluid nature of family and kinship as well as the important role that multilingualism plays in family members' negotiation of power, agency, and identity construction, Diversifying Family Language Policy is a state-of-the-art reference to contemporary theoretical, methodological and ethical advances in the field of family language policy.


Family Language Policies in a Multilingual World

Family Language Policies in a Multilingual World

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  • Author: John Macalister
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1317214293
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 244

Through case studies from around the world, this book illustrates the opportunities and challenges facing families negotiating the issues of language maintenance and language learning in the home. Every family living in a bi/multilingual environment faces the question of what language(s) to speak with their children and must make a decision, consciously or otherwise, about these issues. Exploring links between language policy in the home and wider society in a range of diverse settings, the contributors utilize various research tools, including interviews, questionnaires, observations, and archival document analysis, to explore linguistic ideologies and practices of family members in the home, illuminating how these are shaped by macro-level societal processes.


Diversifying Family Language Policy

Diversifying Family Language Policy

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  • Author: Lyn Wright
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781350189928
  • Category : Bilingualism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 400

"An increasingly important field of research within multilingualism and sociolinguistics, Family Language Policy (FLP) investigates the explicit and overt planning of language use within the home and among family members. However the diverse range of different family units and contexts around the globe necessitates a similarly diverse range of research perspectives which are not yet represented within the field. Tackling this problem head on, this volume expands the scope of families in FLP research. Bringing together contributors and case studies from every continent, this essential reference broadens lines of inquiry by investigating language practices and ideologies in previously under-researched families. Seeking to better reflect contemporary influences on FLP processes, chapters use innovative methodologies, including digital ethnographies and autoethnography, to explore diverse family configurations (adoptive, LGBTQ+, and single parent), modalities (digital communication and signed languages), and speakers and contexts (adult learners, Indigenous contexts, and new speakers). Bringing to light the dynamic, fluid nature of family and kinship as well as the important role that multilingualism plays in family members' negotiation of power, agency, and identity construction, Diversifying Family Language Policy is a state-of-the-art reference to contemporary theoretical, methodological and ethical advances in the field of family language policy."--