Bilingual Children's Perceived Family Language Policy and its Contribution to Leisure Reading

Autor/inn/en	Sun, Baoqi; Loh, Chin Ee; Bakar, Mukhlis Abu; Vaish, Viniti
Titel	Bilingual Children's Perceived Family Language Policy and its Contribution to Leisure Reading
Quelle	In: Language Policy, 22 (2023) 4, S.477-500 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sun, Baoqi) ORCID (Loh, Chin Ee) ORCID (Bakar, Mukhlis Abu) ORCID (Vaish, Viniti)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1568-4555
DOI	10.1007/s10993-023-09667-2
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; Recreational Reading; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Usage; Native Language; Parent Child Relationship; Family Relationship; Language Attitudes; Language Dominance; Chinese; Indonesian Languages; Foreign Countries; Predictor Variables; Children; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Häusliche Lektüre; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachgebrauch; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Sprachverhalten; Sprachliche Dominanz; China; Chinesen; Indonesisch; Ausland; Prädiktor; Child; Kind; Kinder; Singapur
Abstract	This study investigated and compared family language policies (FLPs) from the perspectives of two groups of Singaporean bilingual children: 2,971 English-Chinese and 780 English-Malay children (aged 9-11 years). It also examined how different FLP components -- namely, language beliefs, practices, and management -- influenced their leisure reading enjoyment and reading amount. We found that although both groups of children attached equal importance to their two languages, their language practices tilted towards their stronger language, English. Both groups of children also reported different patterns of language management efforts at home. Regression analyses revealed differential effects of language beliefs, practices, and management on reading enjoyment and amount in the children's two languages. For both groups and all languages, language beliefs explained the least amount of variance in reading enjoyment and amount compared to language practices and management. For English, language management accounted for more variance than language practices, whereas for the children's weaker language (i.e., their ethnic language), both language management and language practices were significant predictors. Results emphasize the critical role of FLP in maintaining children's ethnic languages. Therefore, it is imperative for parents, educators, and policymakers to identify and implement strategies to bolster language management and practices within the home and school environments. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01