Sviatlana Karpava
Biographic Data
| ID | 3531478 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sviatlana Karpava |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sviatlana |
| FAMILY NAME | Karpava |
| SIGNATURE | KARPAVA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cyprus |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8416-1431 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Connecting Across Borders
This systematic review examines how information and communication technologies (ICT) shape emotional, social, and cultural dynamics within transnational families (TNFs). Drawing on 113 articles identified through a Zotero bibliographic library developed by Working Group 1 of the COST Action Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe [TraFaDy], the study synthesizes research on ICT‐mediated family practices within TNFs. Through descriptive coding and…
Integrating digital literacies in pre-service teachers’ CLIL training
Digital literacy has become a critical component of modern education, especially within multilingual and content-based teaching approaches like Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), which aims to develop disciplinary knowledge alongside language skills, while effectively integrating digital tools to enhance learning. This cross-country case study, part of the CLILNetLe Cost Action (#21114), explores how pre-service teachers in Slovakia…
The impact of Covid-19 on heritage language maintenance and family language policies
This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on heritage language maintenance and family language policies among multilingual families in Cyprus, a context characterized by diverse migrant communities and complex sociolinguistic dynamics. Grounded in Family Language Policy (FLP) and language socialization theories, it addresses the gap in understanding how external crises influence language transmission, emotional bonds, and resili…
Digital Transnationalism
This study explores the role of digital communication in maintaining social, cultural, and emotional ties among transnational families in Cyprus and Estonia, representing diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. It investigates how multimodal, cross-border communication practices support family cohesion, heritage preservation, and identity formation in the context of migration. Thematic analysis of the semi-structured face-to-face interview d…
Linguistic landscape of Pyla, a bi-communal village in Cyprus
Migration experiences and adaptation strategies of transnational refugee Ukrainian families in Cyprus
This study explores the experiences of Ukrainian refugee families in Cyprus, focusing on their migration challenges and adaptation strategies. It examines how they navigate daily obstacles, maintain well-being, and preserve cultural and linguistic identities amid displacement caused by war and instability. Despite their diversity, the research highlights their shared efforts to sustain family ties across borders despite separation and mobility co…
Emerging Ideas. Transnational family dynamics during the Covid ‐19 pandemic
Cognitive, affective and social dimensions of migration
On the move
This study examines the ways in which non-nationals in the Republic of Cyprus perceive the phenomenon of acculturation, and looks at the factors that affect their integration. Our methodology comprised questionnaires and interviews to collect data, which we then interpreted through discourse analysis. Our findings include some expected results; namely, that immigrants’ perception of their status in Cyprus society is largely affected, and mainly n…
Multilingual dynamics in the wake of Covid-19
This study explores language shifts in multilingual families during the COVID-19 pandemic across Cyprus, Germany, Israel, and Sweden, employing the Family Language Policy (FLP) framework. It addresses critical gaps in FLP literature by examining how external disruptions affect the maintenance and sustainability of minority home language (HL) and country language (CL). The study provides new perspectives on the flexibility of FLP in rapidly changi…
Multilingual dynamics
Employing a qualitative approach for data collection and analysis, this research focuses on 50 multilingual families, with ten from each country. The study explores the role of English as a third language (L3) in both endogamous and exogamous multilingual families with immigrant and minority backgrounds across Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Israel, and Sweden. Additionally, it examines the impact of English on family language practices, its effects on…
Knowledge transfer in family support
Translanguaging as a Dynamic Strategy for Heritage Language Transmission
This study explores translanguaging as a flexible and adaptive strategy for heritage language transmission within multilingual families residing in Cyprus, Estonia, and Sweden. Using a qualitative approach, the research examines family language policies, parental beliefs, and the linguistic practices of bilingual and multilingual families, where one parent speaks Russian. The findings reveal how translanguaging supports bilingual development by f…
The Effect of L1 Linguistic and Cultural Background on L2 Pragmatic Competence
This study examined the pragmatic competence and awareness of L2 learners of English, with a focus on their request strategies in L2 English, levels of (in)directness, request perspective, internal and external modifications, and the impact of tasks. The participants comprised 80 Cypriot Greek (CG) undergraduate students. The pragmatic tests were designed based on Speech Act Theory and included discourse completion tasks (DCTs) and multiple-choic…
Family Language Policy in the minority and migration contexts of Cyprus
This article investigates the Family Language Policy (FLP) of minority and immigrant families in Cyprus. The participants in our study were 30 immigrant and minority families in Cyprus with various first language (L1) backgrounds, namely, Russian, Georgian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Romanian, English, and Arabic and minority speakers of Armenian, Lebanese, and Pontic Greek. The data were collected via written questionnaires and oral, in-depth, semi-s…
Comparing pre-service teacher attitudes toward the use of students’ home language(s) in linguistically diverse English as an additional language classrooms in Norway and Cyprus
Background Globalization, increased transnational mobility, and growing refugee populations have shifted the focus from traditionally monolingual to incrementally multilingual and multicultural classrooms and have put a significant mark on language teaching. Attention to multilingualism and multiculturalism in educational settings is important to raising awareness and recognition of linguistic and cultural diversity at the individual and societal…
Cultural and Linguistic Capital of Second-Generation Migrants in Cyprus and Sweden
The linguistic and cultural values of migrants, as well as their attitudes and behaviour, differ from those of the host society. All resources and values can be characterised as linguistic and cultural capital, which can provide migrants with certain advantages in their new country of settlement. A heritage language (HL) and knowledge about another culture are important components of this linguistic cultural capital. It is crucial for multi-gener…
Family Language Policies of Multilingual Families during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This study explored the language and literacy practices of multilingual families in Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Israel, and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on the different roles of family members in language transmission in order to understand whether these practices might have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to answer two key research questions: RQ1, whether and how the pandemic conditions affected the he…
Teaching and learning in a multilingual Europe
School classrooms within the EU are multilingual learning environments. The diversity of pupils in classrooms raises significant challenges for teachers, but to date, there are no data from large-scale surveys that compare views within and across European countries. A bespoke questionnaire was designed to examine views of current classroom learning environments with respect to the multilingualism. The questionnaire was piloted and subsequently co…
Multilingual linguistic landscape of Cyprus
The topic of linguistic landscapes (LLs) is very important in the area of sociolinguistics of multilingual societies. A linguistic landscape reflects the underlying ideologies regarding languages and their speakers, linguistic diversity, language statuses and perceived values. This study investigated multilingual LL of Cyprus under the conceptual framework of Geo–semiotics by implementing an in–depth qualitative and quantitative landscape analysi…
Translanguaging space and translanguaging practices in multilingual Russian-speaking families
Translanguaging is seen both as a threat and as an opportunity for minority language development and transmission. While the theme of translanguaging has been explored especially in a context of migration, the novelty of this study lies in its investigation of the multiple contexts in which translanguaging is examined. In order to understand the nature of translanguaging, we adopt a novel interdisciplinary approach and view it in all its complexi…
Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development
Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development: Social and Affective Factors Andrea C. Schalley and Susana A. Eisenchlas (eds) (2020) Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter. Pp. 522 ISBN: 9781501516894 ISBN: 9781501510175 (eBook)
Language and literacy transmission in heritage language
We examined factors determining parental success in transmitting heritage language (HL) and literacy in Russian-speaking migrant families of comparable socioeconomic status (SES) in Cyprus, Ireland, Israel and Sweden. A total of 345 Russian speakers completed a questionnaire about their language use and home language practices. Of those, we chose 181 females with at least one child of school age. Across countries, we found no differences in the r…
The Effect of the Family Type and Home Literacy Environment on the Development of Literacy Skills by Bi-/Multilingual Children in Cyprus
Literacy is a broad term that includes reading and writing abilities, as well as cognitive skills that are socially and culturally constructed. Thus, it is essential to take the family context and home literacy environment (HLE) into consideration when discussing literacy. HLE affects reading and writing development via (in)formal literacy experiences focused on the development of oral language and code skills via exposure, child-centered and ins…
Multilingual linguistic landscape of Cyprus
The topic of linguistic landscapes (LLs) is very important in the area of sociolinguistics of multilingual societies. A linguistic landscape reflects the underlying ideologies regarding languages and their speakers, linguistic diversity, language statuses and perceived values. This study investigated multilingual LL of Cyprus under the conceptual framework of Geo–semiotics by implementing an in–depth qualitative and quantitative landscape analysi…
Language and literacy transmission in heritage language
We examined factors determining parental success in transmitting heritage language (HL) and literacy in Russian-speaking migrant families of comparable socioeconomic status (SES) in Cyprus, Ireland, Israel and Sweden. A total of 345 Russian speakers completed a questionnaire about their language use and home language practices. Of those, we chose 181 females with at least one child of school age. Across countries, we found no differences in the r…
Family Language Policies of Multilingual Families during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This study explored the language and literacy practices of multilingual families in Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Israel, and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on the different roles of family members in language transmission in order to understand whether these practices might have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to answer two key research questions: RQ1, whether and how the pandemic conditions affected the he…
Translanguaging as a Dynamic Strategy for Heritage Language Transmission
This study explores translanguaging as a flexible and adaptive strategy for heritage language transmission within multilingual families residing in Cyprus, Estonia, and Sweden. Using a qualitative approach, the research examines family language policies, parental beliefs, and the linguistic practices of bilingual and multilingual families, where one parent speaks Russian. The findings reveal how translanguaging supports bilingual development by f…
The Effect of the Family Type and Home Literacy Environment on the Development of Literacy Skills by Bi-/Multilingual Children in Cyprus
Literacy is a broad term that includes reading and writing abilities, as well as cognitive skills that are socially and culturally constructed. Thus, it is essential to take the family context and home literacy environment (HLE) into consideration when discussing literacy. HLE affects reading and writing development via (in)formal literacy experiences focused on the development of oral language and code skills via exposure, child-centered and ins…
Multilingual dynamics
Employing a qualitative approach for data collection and analysis, this research focuses on 50 multilingual families, with ten from each country. The study explores the role of English as a third language (L3) in both endogamous and exogamous multilingual families with immigrant and minority backgrounds across Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Israel, and Sweden. Additionally, it examines the impact of English on family language practices, its effects on…
Linguistic landscape of Pyla, a bi-communal village in Cyprus
Knowledge transfer in family support
Translanguaging space and translanguaging practices in multilingual Russian-speaking families
Translanguaging is seen both as a threat and as an opportunity for minority language development and transmission. While the theme of translanguaging has been explored especially in a context of migration, the novelty of this study lies in its investigation of the multiple contexts in which translanguaging is examined. In order to understand the nature of translanguaging, we adopt a novel interdisciplinary approach and view it in all its complexi…
Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development
Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development: Social and Affective Factors Andrea C. Schalley and Susana A. Eisenchlas (eds) (2020) Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter. Pp. 522 ISBN: 9781501516894 ISBN: 9781501510175 (eBook)
Language and literacy transmission in heritage language
We examined factors determining parental success in transmitting heritage language (HL) and literacy in Russian-speaking migrant families of comparable socioeconomic status (SES) in Cyprus, Ireland, Israel and Sweden. A total of 345 Russian speakers completed a questionnaire about their language use and home language practices. Of those, we chose 181 females with at least one child of school age. Across countries, we found no differences in the r…
The Effect of the Family Type and Home Literacy Environment on the Development of Literacy Skills by Bi-/Multilingual Children in Cyprus
Literacy is a broad term that includes reading and writing abilities, as well as cognitive skills that are socially and culturally constructed. Thus, it is essential to take the family context and home literacy environment (HLE) into consideration when discussing literacy. HLE affects reading and writing development via (in)formal literacy experiences focused on the development of oral language and code skills via exposure, child-centered and ins…
Teaching and learning in a multilingual Europe
School classrooms within the EU are multilingual learning environments. The diversity of pupils in classrooms raises significant challenges for teachers, but to date, there are no data from large-scale surveys that compare views within and across European countries. A bespoke questionnaire was designed to examine views of current classroom learning environments with respect to the multilingualism. The questionnaire was piloted and subsequently co…
Multilingual linguistic landscape of Cyprus
The topic of linguistic landscapes (LLs) is very important in the area of sociolinguistics of multilingual societies. A linguistic landscape reflects the underlying ideologies regarding languages and their speakers, linguistic diversity, language statuses and perceived values. This study investigated multilingual LL of Cyprus under the conceptual framework of Geo–semiotics by implementing an in–depth qualitative and quantitative landscape analysi…
Comparing pre-service teacher attitudes toward the use of students’ home language(s) in linguistically diverse English as an additional language classrooms in Norway and Cyprus
Background Globalization, increased transnational mobility, and growing refugee populations have shifted the focus from traditionally monolingual to incrementally multilingual and multicultural classrooms and have put a significant mark on language teaching. Attention to multilingualism and multiculturalism in educational settings is important to raising awareness and recognition of linguistic and cultural diversity at the individual and societal…
Cultural and Linguistic Capital of Second-Generation Migrants in Cyprus and Sweden
The linguistic and cultural values of migrants, as well as their attitudes and behaviour, differ from those of the host society. All resources and values can be characterised as linguistic and cultural capital, which can provide migrants with certain advantages in their new country of settlement. A heritage language (HL) and knowledge about another culture are important components of this linguistic cultural capital. It is crucial for multi-gener…
Family Language Policies of Multilingual Families during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This study explored the language and literacy practices of multilingual families in Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Israel, and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on the different roles of family members in language transmission in order to understand whether these practices might have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to answer two key research questions: RQ1, whether and how the pandemic conditions affected the he…
Family Language Policy in the minority and migration contexts of Cyprus
This article investigates the Family Language Policy (FLP) of minority and immigrant families in Cyprus. The participants in our study were 30 immigrant and minority families in Cyprus with various first language (L1) backgrounds, namely, Russian, Georgian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Romanian, English, and Arabic and minority speakers of Armenian, Lebanese, and Pontic Greek. The data were collected via written questionnaires and oral, in-depth, semi-s…
Emerging Ideas. Transnational family dynamics during the Covid ‐19 pandemic
Cognitive, affective and social dimensions of migration
On the move
This study examines the ways in which non-nationals in the Republic of Cyprus perceive the phenomenon of acculturation, and looks at the factors that affect their integration. Our methodology comprised questionnaires and interviews to collect data, which we then interpreted through discourse analysis. Our findings include some expected results; namely, that immigrants’ perception of their status in Cyprus society is largely affected, and mainly n…
Multilingual dynamics in the wake of Covid-19
This study explores language shifts in multilingual families during the COVID-19 pandemic across Cyprus, Germany, Israel, and Sweden, employing the Family Language Policy (FLP) framework. It addresses critical gaps in FLP literature by examining how external disruptions affect the maintenance and sustainability of minority home language (HL) and country language (CL). The study provides new perspectives on the flexibility of FLP in rapidly changi…
Multilingual dynamics
Employing a qualitative approach for data collection and analysis, this research focuses on 50 multilingual families, with ten from each country. The study explores the role of English as a third language (L3) in both endogamous and exogamous multilingual families with immigrant and minority backgrounds across Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Israel, and Sweden. Additionally, it examines the impact of English on family language practices, its effects on…
Knowledge transfer in family support
Translanguaging as a Dynamic Strategy for Heritage Language Transmission
This study explores translanguaging as a flexible and adaptive strategy for heritage language transmission within multilingual families residing in Cyprus, Estonia, and Sweden. Using a qualitative approach, the research examines family language policies, parental beliefs, and the linguistic practices of bilingual and multilingual families, where one parent speaks Russian. The findings reveal how translanguaging supports bilingual development by f…
The Effect of L1 Linguistic and Cultural Background on L2 Pragmatic Competence
This study examined the pragmatic competence and awareness of L2 learners of English, with a focus on their request strategies in L2 English, levels of (in)directness, request perspective, internal and external modifications, and the impact of tasks. The participants comprised 80 Cypriot Greek (CG) undergraduate students. The pragmatic tests were designed based on Speech Act Theory and included discourse completion tasks (DCTs) and multiple-choic…
Connecting Across Borders
This systematic review examines how information and communication technologies (ICT) shape emotional, social, and cultural dynamics within transnational families (TNFs). Drawing on 113 articles identified through a Zotero bibliographic library developed by Working Group 1 of the COST Action Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe [TraFaDy], the study synthesizes research on ICT‐mediated family practices within TNFs. Through descriptive coding and…
Integrating digital literacies in pre-service teachers’ CLIL training
Digital literacy has become a critical component of modern education, especially within multilingual and content-based teaching approaches like Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), which aims to develop disciplinary knowledge alongside language skills, while effectively integrating digital tools to enhance learning. This cross-country case study, part of the CLILNetLe Cost Action (#21114), explores how pre-service teachers in Slovakia…
The impact of Covid-19 on heritage language maintenance and family language policies
This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on heritage language maintenance and family language policies among multilingual families in Cyprus, a context characterized by diverse migrant communities and complex sociolinguistic dynamics. Grounded in Family Language Policy (FLP) and language socialization theories, it addresses the gap in understanding how external crises influence language transmission, emotional bonds, and resili…
Digital Transnationalism
This study explores the role of digital communication in maintaining social, cultural, and emotional ties among transnational families in Cyprus and Estonia, representing diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. It investigates how multimodal, cross-border communication practices support family cohesion, heritage preservation, and identity formation in the context of migration. Thematic analysis of the semi-structured face-to-face interview d…
Linguistic landscape of Pyla, a bi-communal village in Cyprus
Migration experiences and adaptation strategies of transnational refugee Ukrainian families in Cyprus
This study explores the experiences of Ukrainian refugee families in Cyprus, focusing on their migration challenges and adaptation strategies. It examines how they navigate daily obstacles, maintain well-being, and preserve cultural and linguistic identities amid displacement caused by war and instability. Despite their diversity, the research highlights their shared efforts to sustain family ties across borders despite separation and mobility co…
Multilingual Education and Policy (15 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Linguistics (13 works) · Pedagogy (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Multilingualism (7 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (7 works) · Heritage language (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Cyprus History, Politics, Society (4 works)