2. Early Bilingualism: From Differentiation to the Impact of Family Language Practices

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Quay ◽  
Simona Montanari
Keyword(s):  
Language Practices ◽  
Family Language ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Privileged Rebels: A Longitudinal Analysis of Distinctive Economic Traits of Catalonian Secessionism

Genealogy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Josep M. Oller ◽  
Albert Satorra ◽  
Adolf Tobeña
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Economic Traits ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
The World ◽  
Data Points ◽  
Family Language ◽  
The Impact

During the last decade, the Catalonian secessionist challenge induced a chronic crisis within Spain’s politics that does not offer hints of a viable arrangement. The rapidly escalating demands for secession ran almost in parallel with the accentuation of the economic recession that followed the disruption of the world financial system in 2008–2010. Such secession claims reached maximums during 2012–2014, attaining support levels of nearly 50% of citizenry in favour of independence. These figures subsequently diminished a bit but remained close to that level until today. Despite the coincident course, previous studies had shown that the impact of economic hardships was not a major factor in explaining the segregation urgencies, connecting them instead to triggers related to internecine political struggles in the region: Harsh litigations that resulted in an abrupt polarization along nationalistic features in wide segments of the population. In this longitudinal analysis based on the responses of 88,538 individuals through a regular series of 45 official surveys, in the period 2006–2019, we show that economic factors did play a role in the secessionist wave. Our findings showed that the main idiomatic segmentation (Catalan vs. Spanish, as family language) interacted with economic segmentations in inducing variations on national identity feelings that resulted in erosions of the dual CatSpanish identity. Moreover, our findings also showed that the more privileged segments of Catalonian citizenry where those that mostly supported secession, whereas poorer and unprotected citizenry was clearly against it. All the data points to the conclusion that the secessionist challenge was, in fact, a rebellion of the wealthier and well-situated people.

The interplay of avatar identities, self-efficacy, and language practices

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Language Practices ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This study intends to examine English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ attitudes toward practicing English in Second Life (SL) and to unpack the effects of avatar identities on EFL learners’ sense of self-efficacy and language practices. Nine EFL learners worldwide participated in a task-based course in SL, using avatars to carry out SL-related tasks while interacting with peers and the teacher via voice chat. Qualitative data were triangulated from multiple sources: learner reflective journals, a post-course survey, and semi-structured interviews. Three major themes emerged: (1) the effects of masked identity on learning, (2) the impact of telepresence and copresence on learning, and (3) the perceived attitudes toward avatar affinity. Findings implicate that the avatar form renders masked identities to safeguard learners’ self-efficacy and empower their language practices. It also opens up a research avenue on the impact of avatar identities on language learning and teaching in 3D virtual environments.

Modeling the outcome of language contact in the speech of German-Spanish and Catalan-Spanish bilingual children

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (221) ◽  
Author(s):  
Conxita Lleó ◽  
Susana Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Language Contact ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Internal Variables ◽  
External Variables ◽  
Contact Language ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Family Language ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis article focuses on phonological aspects of bilingualism and includes two approaches: internal linguistic and sociolinguistic. The former approach is based on internal variables (markedness, frequency, complexity, uniformity), and the latter on external variables (age, school, family language, language of the peer-group). The article comprises two parts. First, we analyze spontaneous data produced by German-Spanish bilingual children and try to model the contact-language situation of that group characterized by family bilingualism and societal monolingualism. The external variables are relatively homogeneous for those children, as they receive Spanish from the mother and German from the father, and from the broad German-speaking community in Hamburg. These cases of individual bilingualism mainly receive the impact of internal variables, which can be weighed against one another. This leads to the following hierarchy of variables from those having more to less impact: frequency > markedness > uniformity > language of the environment. Second, we analyze and compare the elicited speech of Catalan-Spanish bilingual children in two districts of Barcelona, which differ in the degree of Spanish dominance. Here, the emphasis is on external factors. School and the peer-group seem to play the most important role, as they have more predictive power than the language spoken at home.

scholarly journals Language policy and multilingual practices in the family

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipak Tamang
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Language Ideologies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Language Practices ◽  
Language Background ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Language

This paper discusses on how language policy, language ideologies, parental language planning and children’s role in the shaping of family language practices are associated in the multilingual practice context. The objective of this study was to explore the language policies focus on heritage language maintenance by negotiating and instantiating in parents-children interactions and contribution of children’s language practices to shape the family multilingualism in the process of socialization. I have used qualitative research design to collect the data in this study. Three participants from different language background were selected. The research participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview technique to collect the data. The study concluded that family members’ contribution to the shaping of family language practices and policies in daily life interactions is the most important and language ideologies play a vital role in language policy and language acquisition in the family of multilingual practice.

scholarly journals Current issues in LPP research and their impact on society

AILA Review ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 11-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen Darquennes
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Language Policy And Planning ◽  
Language Practices ◽  
University Departments ◽  
Preliminary Discussion ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
History Of ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
The Impact

After a very broad description of what language policy and planning is about this paper presents an overview of some of the current preoccupations of researchers focusing on language policy and planning as one of the blooming fields of applied linguistics. The current issues in language policy and planning research that are dealt with include ‘the history of the field’, ‘language practices in different domains of society’, ‘ideas and beliefs about language’, and ‘the practical side of language policy and planning’. The brief sketch of current issues in language policy and planning research is meant to serve as the background for a preliminary discussion of the impact of language policy and planning research on society. That discussion takes the different ‘roles’ of academics working at university departments and doing research on language policy and planning as a starting point.

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