A New Measure to Assess Linguistic Self-Esteem in Adolescent Latino Bilinguals

Autor/in	Neugebauer, Sabina Rak
Titel	A New Measure to Assess Linguistic Self-Esteem in Adolescent Latino Bilinguals
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 33 (2011) 4, S.425-446 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986311423354
Schlagwörter	Bilingual Students; Protocol Analysis; Measures (Individuals); Language Proficiency; Self Esteem; Adolescents; Hispanic Americans; Interviews; Correlation; Language Skills; Validity; Elementary School Students; Questionnaires; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Spanish; Language Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Korrelation; Gültigkeit; Fragebogen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Spanisch; Sprachverhalten
Abstract	Present conceptualizations and measures of self-esteem do not account for linguistic self-esteem, an aspect of the self specifically relevant for bilingual students. This study examines the utility of a newly developed measure of linguistic self-esteem. This novel measure is compared with a commonly used self-esteem measure, two standardized language proficiency measures, and student think-aloud interviews to identify the unique contribution of a linguistic dimension of self-esteem for bilinguals. Findings indicate that this linguistic dimension comprises two distinct components, one for each language, and explains variance not previously explained by dimensions contained in an established self-esteem measure. Linguistic self-esteem was not significantly correlated with language proficiency. This study supports the value of this new tool and the validity of a new construct, linguistic self-esteem. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10