Open AccessDeveloping minority languages at home: an evidence-based study with reception children in Spain
Author(s) -
José Luís Estrada-Chichón
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cadernos de linguagem e sociedade
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2179-4790
pISSN - 0104-9712
DOI - 10.26512/les.v21i2.28144
Subject(s) - reading (process) , natural (archaeology) , work (physics) , psychology , linguistics , geography , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , archaeology
This work examines the current situation of monolingual and bi-/multilingual families on how they help their children, Reception students (4-5 years old) at a British school in Madrid, Spain, to acquire, preserve and strengthen minority languages at home. The results show contrasts between monolingual and bi-/multilingual families, although most of them systematically apply 'natural' resources (One Language-One Person, for example) or tools (reading or watching TV, for example). Among the final recommendations, a closer collaboration between schools and parents is advised to assist more effectively in the (multi-)language development of the children.