2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Dilingual discourse between English-speaking parents and their Japanese-speaking children
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16K16867
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Japanese language education
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| Research Institution | Sagami Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Keywords | receptive / discourse strategy / bilingual / dual-lingual interaction / Japanese / English / Italian / children |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
At least a third of bilingual children in Japan are receptive bilinguals who understand but speak only one of their languages. This study investigates parents' dual-lingual interactions with receptive bilingual children. Dual-lingual interactions occur when parents speak one language and their children speak another. They affect a family's communication and their emotional well-being.The results of the study shed light on how parents may play a role in perpetuating receptive bilingualism in the way they interact with their children and provide insights on how to foster active bilingualism in children. Specifically, it demonstrates how parents' tendency to 'move-on' with the conversation when children use the 'wrong' language perpetuates a dual-lingual mode of interaction.
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| Free Research Field |
バイリンガリズム
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The current study represents one of the few studies which examines receptive bilingualism in children. Its findings help us understand how receptive bilingualism occurs and how parents can encourage active bilingualism in their children.
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