Bilingualism in Immigrant Parenting: Between Children’s Societal Language Proficiency and Home Language Maintenance
Resumen
This literature review examines the dynamics of bilingualism in immigrant families with a focus on the interplay between children’s proficiency in the societal language and the maintenance of the home language. It synthesizes research on language ideologies, family language policies, and cultural identity to illuminate in this way challenges and strategies for balancing linguistic integration with cultural preservation. Findings highlight the impact of parental commitment, societal ideologies, historical legacies, and institutional practices. On the path to successful bilingualism, responsibility does not fall solely on parents. A review of the literature shows that government policies, society, and academia carry as much weight as parents themselves. Gaps remain in connecting macro-level critiques of linguistic hegemony with micro-level family practices, suggesting avenues for future longitudinal and comparative studies. The present review seeks to help other researchers and academics on their own exploration of this subject by establishing a theoretical baseline based on sound research.
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