Establishing a Bilingual Ho me: Parents’ Perspective  on the Effectiveness of the Adopted Communication Strategies

Paradowski, Michał B.; Michałowska, Monika

doi:10.32612/uw.20804814.2016.2.pp.43-65

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“…For many parents the ability to speak two languages can bring their offspring better career opportunities (King & Fogle, 2006). A few parents referred to the positive aspects of bilingual development, that is, better cognitive abilities or higher IQ (Bialystok, 2010; Genesee & Nicoladis, 2006; Paradowski & Michałowska, 2016). Therefore, positive perceptions of bilingualism associated with heritage language development and maintenance mostly unfolded.…”

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A deliberate language policy or a perceived lack of agency: Heritage language maintenance in the Polish community in Melbourne

Romanowski

2021

International Journal of Bilingualism

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Aims: By applying the tripartite framework of family language policy, this study seeks to gain insight into heritage language maintenance of Polish families in Melbourne. To this end, an integrative investigation of family language policy encapsulating the heritage language perceptions, practices and management will be employed. Methodology: Based on the data collected through the online questionnaire supplemented with in-depth interviews, quantitative and qualitative analyses have been conducted to obtain a sociolinguistic picture of the convoluted dependencies. Data and analysis: The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and coded according to the grounded theory approach. The recurrent themes were noted. The existing social patterns were conceptualised through the process of constant comparison. The excerpts selected for analysis illustrate how critical have been the informants’ beliefs and practices concerning heritage language maintenance. Findings and conclusions: The data analyses of the researched families disclose a wide range of practices where certain discrepancies are observed between declarations and the actual language behaviours. It also emerges that without parents’ reinforcement and establishing the heritage language as a default means of communication at home, children suffer from lower productive skills. Originality: This paper delves into how Polish is maintained as a heritage language by the second generation of Polish-speaking immigrants. It explores the Polish community, one of the well-established yet understudied groups that make up multicultural Australia. It unfolds an account of the dynamics of family language policy, illustrating how they are constantly negotiated, contested and formed by parents. Significance/implications: The findings contribute to the ongoing discussion of language policies and heritage language maintenance by demonstrating that the hardship and distress resulting from heritage language acquisition as well as language maintenance are incumbent primarily on family language policy. The researched group is an average-size immigrant community situated in the context with limited institutional support resolving down to Polish Saturday schools.

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A deliberate language policy or a perceived lack of agency: Heritage language maintenance in the Polish community in Melbourne

Romanowski

2021

International Journal of Bilingualism

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“…Finally, parents' desire for their children to speak the heritage language could reduce with age and their strategies may relax (Paradowski and Michałowska 2016). This may signify the belief that children have achieved proficiency in both languages, rendering heritage language support no longer essential (Barron-Hauwaert 2004).…”

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“…As children get older, parents' aspirations for their children to use their heritage language may decrease and they may moderate their use of strategies (Paradowski and Michałowska 2016). Furthermore, as children get older and start school, there may be an increase in societal language use (a subcomponent of practice) (Kaveh 2020;Kaveh and Sandoval 2020).…”

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“…Accordingly, CA is purported to shape FLP. A parent's desire for their child to communicate in the heritage language may decrease (Paradowski and Michałowska 2016). An increase in societal language use at home may also occur (Kaveh 2020;Kaveh and Sandoval 2020).…”

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“…Child-rearing practices also change with CA (Orellana et al 2001). Parents may relax their FLP with older children once they have mastered both languages (Paradowski and Michałowska 2016). Temporal measures may be associated with academic, cultural, and societal pressures.…”

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Family language policy (FLP) provides a critical framework to explain the planning of language use in the home. It constitutes a dynamic construct that sheds light on variations in the language acquisition of bilingual children, potentially explaining the shifts that may occur in language dominance and preference. The environment and life experiences are thought to shape FLP, yet little is known about the function of age. This study examines the association of FLP with children’s chronological age and the age they become bilingual. Data were collected via questionnaires from parents and their bilingual children (n = 82) aged 5.08–14.08 (M = 8.98, SD = 3.27) speaking English (heritage language) and Hebrew (societal language). Correlations and logistic regressions indicate a relationship between FLP and dimensions of age. Findings reveal that age may have repercussions for parent language beliefs, patterns of language use within the home, and the adoption of language promotion strategies. Younger children and children with a later age of onset of bilingualism are associated with families who lean towards a pro-heritage language FLP. Considering dimensions of age enhances our understanding of FLP and may offer a greater insight into how languages are supported in the bilingual home.

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