The Impact of Context on Attitudes toward Heritage Languages: A Case Study of Jewish Schools in the Asia-Pacific Region

Autor/inn/en	Gross, Zehavit; Rutland, Suzanne D.
Titel	The Impact of Context on Attitudes toward Heritage Languages: A Case Study of Jewish Schools in the Asia-Pacific Region
Quelle	In: Journal of Jewish Education, 86 (2020) 3, S.241-270 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-4113
DOI	10.1080/15244113.2020.1764883
Schlagwörter	Judaism; Semitic Languages; Language Attitudes; Immigrants; Jews; Heritage Education; Social Environment; Self Concept; Citizenship; Comparative Analysis; Sociolinguistics; Foreign Countries; Multilingualism; Second Language Learning; Native Language; Cultural Background; Case Studies; Religious Education; Language of Instruction; Second Language Instruction; Day Schools; Parent Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Cross Cultural Studies; New Zealand; Australia; Hong Kong; Singapore; China (Beijing); China (Shanghai) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Judaismus; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Sprachverhalten; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Soziales Umfeld; Selbstkonzept; Staatsbürgerschaft; Soziolinguistik; Ausland; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Day school; Halbtagsschule; Elternverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Neuseeland; Australien; Hongkong; Singapur
Abstract	This qualitative study, examining seven communities in the globalized Asia Pacific area, aimed to investigate Jewish community attitudes toward Hebrew, their heritage language (HL), as influenced by the social environment. The main finding was that the "complex ecology" of context influences attitudes to Hebrew. The article delineates three major categories: expatriates in Asia, whose particularistic identity, including Hebrew, was strengthened; citizens, the majority native-born, in Australia and immigrants in New Zealand, whose Jewish identity was weakened. Findings demonstrate the importance of community contact, adding to understanding HL learning and linguistic distance between micro and macro elements in the sociolinguistic context. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01