Heritage language development : focus on East Asian immigrants / edited by Kimi Kondo-Brown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kondo-Brown, Kimi.

Series:

Studies in bilingualism ; v. 32.

Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Native language.

Immigrants--East Asia.

Immigrants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Heritage language (HL) researchers with a focus on East Asian languages today have recently made major advances in identifying individual and contextual factors associated with HL proficiency development in these languages. This chapter first reviews recent empirical studies that examine factors associated with or predictive of East Asian HL proficiency development such as first language background, HL use and contact, and socio-psychological variables (e.g., attitude, motivation, and identity). The chapter also reviews the literature that investigates how parents view and experience HL proficiency development. The papers collected in this volume are also discussed where relevant. This chapter concludes by suggesting directions for future research concerning East Asian HL proficiency development.

Contents:

The role of parents in heritage language maintenance and devolopment [sic] : case studies of Chinese immigrant children's home practices / Guofang Li

Balancing L1 maintenance and L2 learning : experiential narratives of Japanese immigrant families in Canada / Mitsuyo Sakamoto

Grandparents, grandchildren, and heritage language use in Korean / Eunjin Park

Heritage language development : understanding the roles of ethnic identity, schooling and community / Kiyomi Chinen, G. Richard Tucker

High-stakes testing and heritage language maintenance / Sarah J. Shin

Japanese English bilingual children in three different educational environments / Asako Hayashi

Heritage language maintenance by Korean-American college students / Eun Joo Kim

First language use and language behavior of Chinese students in Toronto, Canada / Evelyn Yee-fun Man

East Asian heritage language proficiency development / Kimi Kondo-Brown.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-278) and index.

ISBN:

9786612154904

9781282154902

1282154907

9789027292780

9027292787

OCLC:

191932566