How Parents' Perceived Value of the Heritage Language Predicts Their Children's Skills

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5899838
AutoresMartina Cangelosi (0000-0001-6034-9288, University of Bologna), Claudia Borghetti (0000-0002-1083-6632, University of Bologna), Paola Bonifacci (0000-0002-9831-8687, University of Bologna, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen9
Número3
Páginas80
Fecha de publicación2024-02-28
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLanguages (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/languages9030080
OpenAlexW4392232198
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas57

The growing field of family language policies (FLPs), defined as overt and explicit planning in relation to language use among family members, has garnered increasing interest. FLPs influence child-caretaker interactions and are closely linked to child language development and acquisition. This study investigates the impact of FLPs on children's proficiency in their heritage language (HL). Employing a multi-method approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 53 multilingual parents to explore their beliefs, ideologies, and language management within the family context. Concurrently, their children were administered standardized tasks in their heritage language (HL) to assess receptive vocabulary skills and morphosyntactic comprehension. Our findings indicate that parents' perceived value of the HL significantly correlates with their children's language performance, going beyond the influence of reported domestic language usage

Developmental psychology · Heritage language · Pedagogy · Statistics · Value (mathematics · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language Development and Disorders · Mathematics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology