Age of Onset of Bilingualism, Language Use, and the Volitional Subjunctive in Heritage Learners of Spanish

Autor/in	Mikulski, Ariana M.
Titel	Age of Onset of Bilingualism, Language Use, and the Volitional Subjunctive in Heritage Learners of Spanish
Quelle	In: Heritage Language Journal, 7 (2010) 1, S.28-46 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1550-7076
Schlagwörter	Children; Bilingualism; Age; Heritage Education; Recognition (Psychology); Spanish; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Usage; Editing; Task Analysis; Questionnaires; Second Language Instruction; Native Language Instruction; Grammar; Family Environment; Travel; Foreign Countries; Immigration; Language Skills; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Bilingualismus; Alter; Lebensalter; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Spanisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachgebrauch; Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; Aufgabenanalyse; Fragebogen; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Grammatik; Familienmilieu; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Ausland; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Messdaten
Abstract	The present study investigates heritage learners' recognition of native-like and non-native-like mood selection in Spanish volitional constructions along two dimensions: age of onset of bilingualism in English (operationalized as age of arrival) and language use. Thirty-two heritage learners completed a grammaticality judgment (GJ) and an editing task, along with a background questionnaire about family language use, time abroad, and formal Spanish instruction. Participants born in the U.S. or who immigrated before age 6 were defined as early childhood bilinguals; the late childhood bilinguals had arrived in the U.S. between the ages of 6 and 12. No significant differences in ability to recognize Spanish volitional constructions were found between the early and late bilingual groups, but significant relationships were found between performance and several aspects of language use, including predominant home use of Spanish in the past and multiple trips abroad to hispanophone countries. Results suggest that age of arrival may be an inadequate proxy for age of onset of bilingualism and that language use may be an equally or more important determinant of language abilities. (Contains 5 tables, 1 figure, and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10