Socialization of Language Through Family Language Policy: A Case Study
By: Orly Kayam and Tijana Hirsch
Abstract
Challenges of heritage language maintenance and benefits of bilingualism have been widely acknowledged. Heritage language maintenance research most oft en focuses on heritage languages in English-dominant societies. This paper presents a case study on family language policy experiences, strategies, and outcomes led by an American-born mother in her effort to maintain and promote English, her heritage language, within the home in the Hebrew-dominant environment in Israel
Language: English
Page range: 53 - 66
Published on: May 2, 2014
Published by: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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