Theoretical, empirical, and practice literature on language brokering

Family, academic, and psychological outcomes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2168993
AutoresJudy Mier-Chairez (University of Louisville), Brenda Arellano (0000-0002-4855-0752, University of Louisville), Sarah E Tucker (Holy Spirit School, Louisville, Kentucky, USA), Eileen Marquez (0000-0003-1391-4664, Counseling and Human Development, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA), Lisa M Hooper (0000-0002-5493-0110, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA)
Año2019
Volumen29
Número7
Páginas840-860
Fecha de publicación2019-10-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2019.1621791
OpenAlexW2953111709
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas74

Language is an important characteristic of culture. Importantly, with the ever-present migration of persons across countries and cultures, physical boundaries of language have been blurred creating a robust area of study: language brokering in the context of globalization. Migration and immigration often necessitate the learning of a new language and in immigrant families, open an opportunity for language skill differences and language brokering. Language brokering is a process by which a bilingual individual, often the children of immigrants, assists in communication between two parties speaking distinct languages. This common practice has generated an increased focus and body of research on the current and aftereffects of language brokering on individuals who broker. The present article provides a brief review of the literature on language brokering including identified antecedents and select outcomes such as family, academic, and psychological outcomes. Overall, the literature shows the associations among language brokering, the contexts in which it may occur, and the outcomes (family, academic, and psychological) for language brokers remain less than clearly understood, although inroads are being made as researchers delve more deeply into specific areas such as parentification, age, child development, and family dynamics

Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Globalization · Immigration · Language acquisition · Mathematics education · Political science · Sociology · Family Support in Illness · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology