The Development of Multilingualism in a Bilingual Society

This project explores the way in which children learn language, focusing especially on those who come from international backgrounds, and whose families maintain the family language at home. In general, these kids tend to have a much better grasp of the local language (spoken in their school / city / country). We want to know what impacts the development of their family language, and what obstacles they face as they learn it. Specifically, we’re looking at the impact the identity of the local language and specific interventions (like Saturday language school) have on this family language.

Faculty Supervisor:

Olga Tararova

Student:

Partner:

Universidad Internacional de Cataluña

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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