Heritage Language Policies of the Iranian Diaspora in New Zealand

Autor/inn/en	Gharibi, Khadij; Seals, Corinne
Titel	Heritage Language Policies of the Iranian Diaspora in New Zealand
Quelle	In: International Multilingual Research Journal, 14 (2020) 4, S.287-303 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-3152
DOI	10.1080/19313152.2019.1653746
Schlagwörter	Immigrants; Parent Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; Language Attitudes; Language Maintenance; Language Acquisition; Native Language; Language Minorities; Bilingualism; Indo European Languages; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; Cultural Background; Children; Adolescents; Family Attitudes; Family Environment; Foreign Countries; New Zealand; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Elternverhalten; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Sprachverhalten; Sprachpflege; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Sprachminderheit; Bilingualismus; Indoeuropäisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Familienmilieu; Ausland; Neuseeland
Abstract	The present study investigates immigrant parents' family language policies in regards to their children's heritage language development and maintenance by utilizing Spolsky's theoretical model on which research on family language policy (FLP) considerably draw. Following the three core components of the FLP model, Iranian parents' beliefs, practices and efforts in relation to their children's home language (i.e. Persian/Farsi) acquisition and maintenance are investigated. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with twenty-five parents of Persian-English bilinguals (6-18 year old) in New Zealand. The findings reveal that although the parents hold positive beliefs towards the family language acquisition and maintenance, there are discrepancies between their language ideologies and family language practices. In light of these inconsistencies between parents' beliefs and their actual family language practices and efforts to preserve the heritage language, we argue that to raise their children bilingually, immigrant parents should not only have strong beliefs towards family language acquisition and maintenance, but also their everyday practices and efforts should be in line with their beliefs. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01