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Andrea A. N. MacLeod; Natacha Trudeau; Pascal Lefebvre; Myriam L. H. Beauchamp; Phyllis Schneider; Ann Sutton; Daniel Bérubé – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
While previous research has shown that language use in the home is an important factor in bilingual language development, little research has focused on how specific language strategies used by parents relate to bilingual children's language exposure and vocabulary development. Yet, for parents, this information has the potential to inform their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Students, Preschool Children, Vocabulary Development
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Kashif Raza; Catherine Chua – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Despite recognising multilingualism as a reality and multilingual workforce as an advantage, language policies continue to favour certain languages over others. Using a case study of Canada's language-in-immigration policy related to three federally administered immigration programs, this study is an attempt to understand how the macro-level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Immigration, Skilled Workers
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Youran Lin; Fangfang Li; Karen E. Pollock – Cogent Education, 2024
Despite an increasing interest in pronunciation instruction in English as a majority language or international "lingua franca," less is known about pronunciation learning in non-English minority languages, especially among child learners. Bilingual education programs provide a unique context to address this research gap, as they involve…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary School Teachers