Family Language Policies in a Multilingual World
Opportunities, Challenges, and Consequences
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Bilingual Education, Study Aids, ESL, Foreign Languages
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781317214281 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781317214281 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
