Language Attitudes of Young Romanians in Catalonia (Spain): The Role of Heritage Language Maintenance Programs

Autor/inn/en	Ianos, Maria Adelina; Caballé, Ester; Petreñas, Cristina; Huguet, Ángel
Titel	Language Attitudes of Young Romanians in Catalonia (Spain): The Role of Heritage Language Maintenance Programs
Quelle	In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 38 (2019) 3, S.335-355 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ianos, Maria Adelina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8507
DOI	10.1515/multi-2018-0069
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Attitudes; Immigrants; Secondary School Students; Heritage Education; Native Language; Language Maintenance; Bilingual Education; Bilingual Students; Spanish; Romance Languages; Social Status; Social Bias; Preferences; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sprachverhalten; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sekundarschüler; Sprachpflege; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Spanisch; Romanische Sprache; Sozialer Status; Spanien
Abstract	This article presents a mixed method analysis of the language attitudes held by secondary education students of Romanian origin, which are members of the second largest immigrant population living currently in Catalonia. The relevance of this data is based on the cardinal role played by attitudes in the success of any educational or linguistic policy (Lewis, E. Glyn. 1981. "Bilingualism and bilingual education." Oxford, UK: Pergamon.) -- a topic of special relevance in contexts with considerable migratory influxes, such as Catalonia, which aims to achieve social cohesiveness in a framework of interculturalism and multilingualism. The various initiatives implemented for this purpose include the heritage language maintenance programs, such as the "Romanian Language, Culture, and Civilization" (RLCC) program. The results showed that the young Romanians had the most favourable attitudes towards Spanish, followed closely by Romanian, and lastly Catalan, which was the least valued language. Furthermore, these attitudinal patterns were not determined by RLCC attendance. The insights provided by the in-depth interviews indicated various components and meanings associated with the attitudes towards the three languages. Namely, attitudes towards Spanish were primed by its international status and ease of learning, while attitudes towards Catalan were build on its integrative value and social status. Although esteemed for its emotional and symbolic bonds, Romanian seemed to be on a path towards invisibilization. Finally, the educational and social implications of these findings are discussed, emphasising the importance of involving and working with both the autochthonous and the Romanian immigrant population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01