Heritage Language Maintenance and Use among 1.5 Generation Khmer College Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8123111 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ravy S Lao (corresponding author), Jin Sook Lee (0000-0001-9812-4922) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-8999 • E-ISSN: 2153-8999 |
| Publisher | Purdue University (bepress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7771/2153-8999.1094 |
| OpenAlex | W2150021676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 8 |
Most studies of heritage language maintenance have reported a steep attrition in heritage language use among the 1.5 and 2nd generation children of immigrants, in particular among East Asian groups. However, not much is known about the role of heritage languages and the patterns of language maintenance within refugee communities. This study focuses on heritage language use and maintenance among 1.5 generation Khmer college students. The findings show that Khmer students report a high frequency of heritage language use within the home with their parents as well as outside of the home with their co-ethnic peers. The data reveal that oral proficiency in Khmer is significantly more developed than literacy skills and is a necessity for bridging communication with parents and participating in co-ethnic peer social networks. The results of the study also indicate that these students development of English oral and literacy skills were significantly higher than their heritage language skills suggesting a similar trajectory of language loss similar to other immigrant groups, but perhaps at a slower rate
Acculturation · Archaeology · Attrition · Cultural heritage · Ethnic group · First language · Heritage language · Immigration · Language proficiency · Language shift · Linguistics · Literacy · Pedagogy · Sociology · Anthropology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Cambodian History and Society · Medicine · Psychology · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · History
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| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |