Engaging language and cultural spaces: Latin American parents’ reflections on language loss and maintenance in Vancouver

Engaging language and cultural spaces: Latin American parents’ reflections on language loss and maintenance in Vancouver

Abstract This qualitative study aims to explore the loss and maintenance of Spanish in Latin American children in Vancouver from the perspective of parents. It focuses on the experiences of children either developing bilingually (Spanish–English) or monolingually (English). The participating fami...

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Main Author: Martin Guardado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carleton University 2006-06-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/19754
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spelling doaj-ad88d2b1d383460ea9d3e4999c4a563b2021-03-02T03:36:28ZengCarleton UniversityCanadian Journal of Applied Linguistics1481-868X1920-18182006-06-0109015172Engaging language and cultural spaces: Latin American parents’ reflections on language loss and maintenance in VancouverMartin Guardado0University of British ColumbiaAbstract This qualitative study aims to explore the loss and maintenance of Spanish in Latin American children in Vancouver from the perspective of parents. It focuses on the experiences of children either developing bilingually (Spanish–English) or monolingually (English). The participating families were from Colombia, Guatemala, and El Salvador, and had children between the ages of three and seventeen. Drawing on semi-structured interview data, the article highlights the complexity of the issues affecting maintenance and loss of L1 and points to the multifaceted nature of the attendant consequences. The discussion mainly revolves around the issues of cultural identity, the role of family, intergenerational communication and the size of the L1 community.https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/19754
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Engaging language and cultural spaces: Latin American parents’ reflections on language loss and maintenance in Vancouver
Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
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title Engaging language and cultural spaces: Latin American parents’ reflections on language loss and maintenance in Vancouver
title_short Engaging language and cultural spaces: Latin American parents’ reflections on language loss and maintenance in Vancouver
title_full Engaging language and cultural spaces: Latin American parents’ reflections on language loss and maintenance in Vancouver
title_fullStr Engaging language and cultural spaces: Latin American parents’ reflections on language loss and maintenance in Vancouver
title_full_unstemmed Engaging language and cultural spaces: Latin American parents’ reflections on language loss and maintenance in Vancouver
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publisher Carleton University
series Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
issn 1481-868X
1920-1818
publishDate 2006-06-01
description Abstract This qualitative study aims to explore the loss and maintenance of Spanish in Latin American children in Vancouver from the perspective of parents. It focuses on the experiences of children either developing bilingually (Spanish–English) or monolingually (English). The participating families were from Colombia, Guatemala, and El Salvador, and had children between the ages of three and seventeen. Drawing on semi-structured interview data, the article highlights the complexity of the issues affecting maintenance and loss of L1 and points to the multifaceted nature of the attendant consequences. The discussion mainly revolves around the issues of cultural identity, the role of family, intergenerational communication and the size of the L1 community.
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