Home Language-Learning Strategies Chosen by Chinese Immigrant Families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21830898 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shikun Li (0000-0003-4751-0641, Nanjing Normal University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 155 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of English Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1923-869X • E-ISSN: 1923-8703 |
| Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5539/ijel.v10n5p155 |
| OpenAlex | W3042872727 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The home context is ranked as one of most essential factors in heritage-language maintenance. Compared to many other ethnic minority groups, the Chinese community is always underrepresented in bilingual-education research. This case study explores language learning in the home context in two Chinese immigrant families. Both sets of parents share a similar cultural background and socioeconomic status in the U.S. However, one family relies heavily on technology to promote their child’s literacy development at home, while the other family prefers to increase cultural-immersion opportunities for their child. In addition to presenting different home-learning strategies used by Chinese parents, the present study explores factors that affect strategy selection. The results suggested that three factors impact Chinese parents’ selection of language-learning strategies: 1) the influence of individual ethnic communities; 2) parents’ perceptions of their heritage languages; and 3) social validation from people outside the home community. This paper will discuss the distinctive home context and its implications for heritage-language maintenance
Chinese americans · Cultural heritage · Ethnic group · Geography · Heritage language · Immigration · Language acquisition · Language barrier · Literacy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Biliteracy and trilingual practices in the home context
U.S and Chinese cultural beliefs about learning.
The Role of Heritage Language in Social Interactions and Relationships
The Role of Parents in Chinese Heritage-Language Schools
Parents' Attitudes Toward Chinese–English Bilingual Education and Chinese-Language Use
When family enters the picture
Parents’ Attitudes Toward Heritage Language Maintenance for Their Children and Their Efforts to Help Their Children Maintain the Heritage Language
Home environment and second‐language acquisition
Harmonious parents and their preschool children
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |