Australian Chinese Parents' Language Attitudes and Practices Relating to Their Children's Bilingual Development Prior to School

Autor/inn/en	Hu, Jiangbo; Torr, Jane; Whiteman, Peter
Titel	Australian Chinese Parents' Language Attitudes and Practices Relating to Their Children's Bilingual Development Prior to School
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 12 (2014) 2, S.139-153 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X13515429
Schlagwörter	Language Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Asians; Bilingualism; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Mothers; Language Usage; Native Language; Family Environment; Positive Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; Employment Potential; Chinese; Picture Books; Immigrants; Case Studies; Preschool Children; Semi Structured Interviews; Observation; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverhalten; Elternverhalten; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Bilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Mother; Mutter; Sprachgebrauch; Familienmilieu; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; China; Chinesen; Picture book; Bilderbuch; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Beobachtung; Australien
Abstract	This article reports on a deep investigation of five Australian Chinese families regarding their preschool-aged children's bilingual experiences and development. Each family was visited 3 to 5 times by the first author. The mothers were interviewed about their attitudes toward their child's bilingualism and their practices to promote it. A detailed observation lasting 4 to 5 hours was undertaken of each family to record the interaction between parents and children. The findings suggest that Chinese parents have positive attitudes toward bilingualism for pragmatic reasons, such as future career success and ease of communication with family members. Yet they also expressed concern that their child's development of the home language would have a negative effect on their child's English language development. Observations demonstrated that parents' interactions with their children were frequently playful and informal, and English language was frequently used. Many of the materials parents provided to support their child's home language, such as picture books and DVDs, were actually rooted in English culture. These findings suggest there is room for Chinese parents to increase their awareness of bilingual development in children, including the relationship between first and second language development and strategies for facilitating their children's learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10