Language Brokering, Acculturation, and Empowerment: Evidence from South Asian Canadian Young Adults

Autor/inn/en	Cila, Jorida; Lalonde, Richard N.
Titel	Language Brokering, Acculturation, and Empowerment: Evidence from South Asian Canadian Young Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 36 (2015) 5, S.498-512 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2014.953540
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Asians; Young Adults; Acculturation; Empowerment; Immigrants; Language Usage; Language Skills; Translation; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; College Students; Questionnaires; Family Relationship; Likert Scales; Individual Characteristics; Children; Biculturalism; Bilingualism; Statistical Analysis; Canada; India; Pakistan; Sri Lanka + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Akkulturation; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Child; Kind; Kinder; Bikulturalität; Bilingualismus; Statistische Analyse; Kanada; Indien; Ceylon
Abstract	The present study examined the practice of language brokering (LB) among South Asian Canadian college-age adults and how such practice relates to acculturation to mainstream and heritage cultures, as well as personal empowerment. One hundred and twenty-four young adults reported on three different indices of LB (brokering frequency, diversity of people, and diversity of items translated), as well as measures of acculturation to mainstream and heritage cultures, and personal empowerment. Whereas brokering frequency and number of people one brokers for were not related to acculturation, findings suggested that the wider the range of items and topics brokered, the stronger the reported acculturation to both mainstream and heritage cultures. Further, brokering for a more diverse pool of individuals was predictive of more individual empowerment, whereas brokering frequency and diversity of items translated were not related to empowerment. Findings point at the importance of going beyond brokering frequency to examine multiple indicators of brokering as they relate to acculturation and personal empowerment. Limitations and future research directions are discussed. (As Provided).
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