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ERIC Number: EJ1370153
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0155-0640
EISSN: EISSN-1833-7139
Korean "Bibimbap" Mothers' Family Language Policies (FLPs) for Their Children's Bilingualism in Australia
Park, Eun Kyong; Vass, Gregory; Davison, Chris
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v45 n3 p272-298 Sep 2022
The influential role of parents has long been acknowledged as a key contributor to children's bilingual development. Parents' home-based informal efforts to foster children's bilingual abilities are described as family language policies (FLPs). The important connection between bilingualism and FLP has been established, but to date there are few studies concerning Korean immigrant families in Australia, highlighting their unique cultural values. According to traditional Korean cultural values, mothers play a central role as An-hae (the sun inside) to facilitate their children's language development (Kim, 2006). This study aimed to create a clearer picture of Korean mothers' beliefs about bilingualism and their FLPs. The participants were six Korean mothers with their children attending a community language program in Sydney. There are two data sets for this study: a six-weeks' FLP daily log of each family and a focus group interview. A thematic analysis of these data revealed the richness and specificity of FLPs for bilingual development. This paper concludes with implications for a future research agenda.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea; Australia
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