Bilingual Language Broker Profiles and Academic Competence in Mexican-Origin Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Su Yeong; Zhang, Minyu; Chen, Shanting; Song, Jiaxiu; Lopez, Belem G.; Rodriguez, Erin M.; Calzada, Esther J.; Hou, Yang; Yan, Jinjin; Shen, Yishan
Titel	Bilingual Language Broker Profiles and Academic Competence in Mexican-Origin Adolescents
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 56 (2020) 8, S.1582-1595 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kim, Su Yeong)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0001010
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; Translation; Mexican Americans; Spanish; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Usage; Parent Child Relationship; Language Skills; Correlation; Limited English Speaking; Profiles; Guidelines; Mothers; Fathers; Academic Achievement; Language Proficiency; Middle School Students; Metropolitan Areas; Longitudinal Studies; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Hispanoamerikaner; Spanisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachgebrauch; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Korrelation; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Richtlinien; Mother; Mutter; Schulleistung; Language skills; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Ballungsraum; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	We advance a tripartite framework of language use to encompass language skills, the practice of language skills, and the subjective experiences associated with language use among Mexican-origin adolescents who function as language brokers by translating and interpreting for their English-limited parents. Using data collected over 2 waves from a sample of 604 adolescents (Wave 1: M[subscript age] = 12.41, SD = 0.97), this study identified 4 types of bilingual language broker profiles that capture the tripartite framework of language use: "efficacious," "moderate," "ambivalent," and "nonchalant." All 4 profiles emerged across waves and brokering recipients (i.e., mothers, fathers), except for Wave 1 brokering for mother, in which case only 3 profiles (i.e., "efficacious," "moderate," and "ambivalent") emerged. Three profiles emerged across time: "stable efficacious," "stable moderate," and "other." The "efficacious" and "stable efficacious" profiles showed the most consistent relation to adolescents' academic competence. Improving bilingual language proficiency, together with fostering more frequently positive brokering experiences, may be an avenue to improving academic competence among Mexican-origin adolescents in the United States. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01