Reconstructing the experiences of child language brokering: a focus on the socio-emotional impact of the practice

Ceccoli, Federica

doi:10.1080/13556509.2020.1864894

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“…In addition to these important debates, this paper argues that these issues need to be considered against context‐specific concerns when, for example, language brokering takes place in a hostile socio‐political landscape, where young people and their families might be subject to racialised micro‐aggressions (Nash, 2017; Reynolds & Orellana, 2009) or be living in difficult circumstances (Kwon, 2014). In these situations, the language broker may be mediating between their family members and an adult ‘other’ who is in a position of authority or power (Ceccoli, 2020; García‐Sánchez, 2018). The type of task young people are asked to language broker for may also carry different levels of responsibility.…”

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Child language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the ‘parentified child’ debate

Crafter

Iqbal

2021

Children & Society

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Child language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the ‘parentified child’ debate

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Iqbal

2021

Children & Society

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“…Research carried out so far has shed light on the pivotal role that child language brokers (CLBs) play in interlinguistic/cultural communication, including CLBs' contributions to their own family's acculturation process (Angelelli 2016;Chao 2006;Martinez 2006;Weisskirch and Alva 2002;Weisskirch 2013), the impact of their role on the relationships within the family (Cline et al 2017;Martinez et al 2009;Orellana et al 2003), and the socioemotional and cognitive development of the CLBs themselves (Ceccoli 2021;Dorner et al 2007;Kim et al 2018;Tomasi and Narchal 2020;Napier 2021). Little attention, however, has been given to CLBs' and adults' expectations regarding their respective roles within the interpreted communicative event, especially when the adults and children involved are not family members.…”

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Communication in child language brokering

Angelelli¹,

Ceccoli

2023

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Child Language Brokering (CLB) refers to the mediation and translation activities performed by bi/multilingual children and adolescents for their peers, family members, and/or other people belonging to their linguistic community who may not be proficient enough to communicate in the societal language. Since child language brokers engage in interpreted communicative events and implement communicative strategies, one interesting but also controversial area of CLB is the communicative role children play and the expectations of other parties about that role. In this paper we examine frequent communication strategies implemented by a child language broker and study if/how they meet the other parties’ expectations. Specifically, two child language brokering strategies are examined: replacement of a monolingual interlocutor and summarizing of the monolingual interlocutors’ statements. We also discuss child language brokers’ roles and their alignment with adults’ expectations, an innovative focus that merits deeper discussion.

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“…Acting as language brokers, these children may experience more rapid cognitive and social development than young people who are not asked to assume this role [11][12][13]. Moreover, they learn social skills that help them deal with the adult world and tackle daily contact situations with the host society.…”

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Effects of Language Brokering on Psychological Well-Being. A Study on Latino Children in Italy

Valtolina,

Gennari,

Tamanza

2023

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There are few studies of the psychological effects of language brokering (speaking on behalf of) among minors migrated to Europe, even though language brokering is becoming more current in many migrant families. As the psychological implications of language brokering remain controversial, further investigation is needed. Earlier studies have documented that language brokering is sometimes linked with emotional maladjustment and developmental drawbacks, but other studies have shown faster acquisition of social and Language skills. The present study assessed the relation of language brokering with psychological well-being in a sample of Latino migrant adolescents living in Italy; the dependent variables were depression, anxiety, and emotions. Statistically significant differences between boys and girls confirmed the sex-specificity of language brokering and the lack of statistically significant negative association between language brokering and psychological well-being.

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Reconstructing the experiences of child language brokering: a focus on the socio-emotional impact of the practice

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Child language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the ‘parentified child’ debate

Child language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the ‘parentified child’ debate

Communication in child language brokering

Effects of Language Brokering on Psychological Well-Being. A Study on Latino Children in Italy

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