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Peer reviewedCaldas, Stephen J.; Caron-Caldas, Suzanne – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1997
Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to identify the cultural factors that influence the usage of household French by three French/English bilingual children in Louisiana. Using 24 months of weekly tape recordings of spontaneous dinnertime conversation, a ratio of French to English utterances was calculated, and correlated with…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Children, Cultural Traits, English
