| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 281 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 32 |
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Studies in bilingualism ; v. 32. 0928-1533
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| 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 |
| Summary |
This collection of studies investigates the individual, micro-psychological, and macro-societal factors that promote or discourage the development of child and young adult heritage language learners' spoken and written skills in East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean). The research presented in this book is based on empirical data from various learning and social settings in the United States and Canada. The contributors are themselves mostly from East Asian immigrant backgrounds and have worked closely with students from such backgrounds. This book also speaks to the needs for fu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-278) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Native language
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Immigrants -- East Asia
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Asian diaspora.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Psycholinguistics.
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Immigrants
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Native language
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Einwanderer
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Muttersprache
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East Asia
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Ostasien
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Kanada
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kondo-Brown, Kimi.
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| LC no. |
2006051032 |
| ISBN |
9789027292780 |
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9027292787 |
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1282154907 |
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9781282154902 |
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