Preschool children and the language policies of their diverse families: Language use in bi- and multilingual families
With a growing number of people with a foreign background in Icelandic society in recent years, the number of heritage languages of children in schools has also grown. The aim of the article is to shed light on the language policies of multilingual families in Iceland, methods which they use to teac...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3660 2023-08-20T04:07:23+02:00 Preschool children and the language policies of their diverse families: Language use in bi- and multilingual families Leikskólabörn og tungumálastefna fjölbreyttra fjölskyldna þeirra: Notkun tungumála í tví- og fjöltyngdum fjölskyldum Ragnarsdóttir, Hanna 2023-03-16 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/millimala/article/view/3660 isl ice Milli Mála https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/millimala/article/view/3660/2259 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/millimala/article/view/3660 Copyright (c) 2023 Milli Mála Milli Mála; Vol. 1 (2022): Milli mála - sérhefti Milli Mála; Bnd. 1 (2022): Milli mála - sérhefti 2298-7215 2298-1918 Family language policies bi- and multilingualism preschools educational practices Tungumálastefna fjölskyldna tví- og fjöltyngi leikskólar starfshættir info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:29:16Z With a growing number of people with a foreign background in Icelandic society in recent years, the number of heritage languages of children in schools has also grown. The aim of the article is to shed light on the language policies of multilingual families in Iceland, methods which they use to teach languages to their children, as well as challenges and opportunities which parents experience related to their children’s multilingualism. The project is a qualitative studywith nine immigrant families and their children’s preschools. The families were selected through purposive sampling in three municipalities in the South and Southwest of Iceland based on information from preschools. The municipalities were selected to reflect different locations and educational policies in Iceland. Data for this article was collected from 2020 to 2021 in semi-structured interviews with altogether ten parents in nine families and four principals in three preschools which the children attended. The findings of the researchindicate that the parents have developed clear language policies which they implement in an organized and diverse manner. They participate actively in choosing which languages they use and teach their children, as well as choosing varied and suitable educational material and heritage language courses.Keywords: Family language policies, bi- and multilingualism, preschools, educational practices. Með fjölgun íbúa af erlendum uppruna í íslensku samfélagi undanfarin ár hefur tungumálum barna í skólum jafnframt fjölgað. Markmið greinarinnar er að varpa ljósi á tungumálastefnur fjöltyngdra fjölskyldna á Íslandi, aðferðir sem fjölskyldur nýta við að kenna börnum sínum tungumál, og áskoranir og tækifæri sem foreldrar upplifa í tengslum við fjöltyngi barna sinna. Verkefnið er eigindleg rannsókn með níu tví- og fjöltyngdum fjölskyldum með innflytjendabakgrunnog leikskólum barna þeirra. Fjölskyldurnar voru valdar með markmiðsúrtakií þremur sveitarfélögum á Suður- og Suðvesturlandi á grundvelli upplýsinga frá leikskólum. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Varpa ENVELOPE(11.284,11.284,64.505,64.505) |
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Family language policies bi- and multilingualism preschools educational practices Tungumálastefna fjölskyldna tví- og fjöltyngi leikskólar starfshættir |
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Family language policies bi- and multilingualism preschools educational practices Tungumálastefna fjölskyldna tví- og fjöltyngi leikskólar starfshættir Ragnarsdóttir, Hanna Preschool children and the language policies of their diverse families: Language use in bi- and multilingual families |
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Family language policies bi- and multilingualism preschools educational practices Tungumálastefna fjölskyldna tví- og fjöltyngi leikskólar starfshættir |
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With a growing number of people with a foreign background in Icelandic society in recent years, the number of heritage languages of children in schools has also grown. The aim of the article is to shed light on the language policies of multilingual families in Iceland, methods which they use to teach languages to their children, as well as challenges and opportunities which parents experience related to their children’s multilingualism. The project is a qualitative studywith nine immigrant families and their children’s preschools. The families were selected through purposive sampling in three municipalities in the South and Southwest of Iceland based on information from preschools. The municipalities were selected to reflect different locations and educational policies in Iceland. Data for this article was collected from 2020 to 2021 in semi-structured interviews with altogether ten parents in nine families and four principals in three preschools which the children attended. The findings of the researchindicate that the parents have developed clear language policies which they implement in an organized and diverse manner. They participate actively in choosing which languages they use and teach their children, as well as choosing varied and suitable educational material and heritage language courses.Keywords: Family language policies, bi- and multilingualism, preschools, educational practices. Með fjölgun íbúa af erlendum uppruna í íslensku samfélagi undanfarin ár hefur tungumálum barna í skólum jafnframt fjölgað. Markmið greinarinnar er að varpa ljósi á tungumálastefnur fjöltyngdra fjölskyldna á Íslandi, aðferðir sem fjölskyldur nýta við að kenna börnum sínum tungumál, og áskoranir og tækifæri sem foreldrar upplifa í tengslum við fjöltyngi barna sinna. Verkefnið er eigindleg rannsókn með níu tví- og fjöltyngdum fjölskyldum með innflytjendabakgrunnog leikskólum barna þeirra. Fjölskyldurnar voru valdar með markmiðsúrtakií þremur sveitarfélögum á Suður- og Suðvesturlandi á grundvelli upplýsinga frá leikskólum. ... |
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Preschool children and the language policies of their diverse families: Language use in bi- and multilingual families |
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