Cross-Cultural Differences in Beliefs and Practices that Affect the Language Spoken to Children: Mothers with Indian and Western Heritage

Autor/inn/en	Simmons, Noreen; Johnston, Judith
Titel	Cross-Cultural Differences in Beliefs and Practices that Affect the Language Spoken to Children: Mothers with Indian and Western Heritage
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 42 (2007) 4, S.445-465 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
Schlagwörter	North Americans; Language Usage; Indians; Mothers; Speech Language Pathology; English (Second Language); Cultural Differences; Parent Child Relationship; Preschool Children; Child Rearing; Beliefs; Surveys; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachgebrauch; Inder; Mother; Mutter; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Kultureller Unterschied; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kindererziehung; Belief; Glaube; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Kanada
Abstract	Background: Speech-language pathologists often advise families about interaction patterns that will facilitate language learning. This advice is typically based on research with North American families of European heritage and may not be culturally suited for non-Western families. Aims: The goal of the project was to identify differences in the beliefs and practices of Indian and Euro-Canadian mothers that would affect patterns of talk to children. Methods & Procedures: A total of 47 Indian mothers and 51 Euro-Canadian mothers of preschool age children completed a written survey concerning child-rearing practices and beliefs, especially those about talk to children. Outcomes & Results: Discriminant analyses indicated clear cross-cultural differences and produced functions that could predict group membership with a 96% accuracy rate. Items contributing most to these functions concerned the importance of family, perceptions of language learning, children's use of language in family and society, and interactions surrounding text. Conclusions: Speech-language pathologists who wish to adapt their services for families of Indian heritage should remember the centrality of the family, the likelihood that there will be less emphasis on early independence and achievement, and the preference for direct instruction. A survey is appended. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10