ERIC Number: EJ1437968
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-4632
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Family Language Policy and Bilingual Parenting in Multilingual Singapore: Latent Profiles and Its Predictors
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v45 n7 p2557-2574 2024
This study explored the family language policy, bilingual parenting profiles, and the predictors among Chinese parents in Singapore. Altogether 175 parents of Chinese-English bilingual preschoolers (aged 2;6-5;6) were sampled and surveyed. The research results indicated that: (1) a majority of the parents (93.7%) believed in early bilingualism but differed in their beliefs about the appropriate starting age for early bilingualism; (2) two latent profiles of bilingual parenting emerged: "Radical Bilingual Parenting" (n = 91, 52.00%, bilingual reading activities from Age 2, longer hours of bilingual parent-child conversation); "Moderate Bilingual Parenting" (84, 48.00%, bilingual reading activities after Age 3, shorter hours of bilingual parent-child conversation); and (3) child's age, their preschool education experience, and parents' belief about the appropriate age to start early bilingualism predicted the profile of bilingual parenting. Implications for language policymaking and early bilingual parenting are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Language Usage, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Profiles, Chinese, English (Second Language), Preschool Children, Parent Attitudes, Story Reading, Age Differences, Educational Background, Parent Background, Preschool Education, Native Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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