Language and Attitude Shift of Young Mauritians in Secondary Education

Autor/in	Bissoonauth, Anu
Titel	Language and Attitude Shift of Young Mauritians in Secondary Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 42 (2021) 1, S.64-78 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2019.1677675
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Students; Student Characteristics; Adolescents; Language Usage; Language Attitudes; Attitude Change; Multilingualism; Language of Instruction; Native Language; Creoles; French; Native Language Instruction; Language Maintenance; Religious Factors; Cultural Background; Foreign Countries; Mauritius + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschüler; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sprachgebrauch; Sprachverhalten; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Kreole; Französisch; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Sprachpflege; Ausland
Abstract	This study investigated the changing patterns of language use and language attitudes of younger generations of Mauritians over the last two decades. This article discusses the shift in language attitudes of students in secondary education with special emphasis on Kreol, taught since 2012 in primary schools and from 2018 in secondary schools. A comparison with results from earlier studies suggests a positive attitude shift towards Kreol in education as well as an acceptance of multilingualism and multiculturalism as an integral part of being Mauritian. Asian heritage languages lag behind in the multi-diglossic patterns of language use. Nonetheless, despite a steady decline in the home domain, students choose to study them in schools and attitudes towards them highlight a strong sense of cultural and religious attachment to ancestral heritage. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01