De Cat, C orcid.org/0000-0003-0044-0527, Kascelan, D orcid.org/0000-0002-4465-0844, Prevost, P et al. (4 more authors) (2023) How to quantify bilingual experience? Findings from a Delphi consensus survey. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 26 (1). pp. 112-124. ISSN 1366-7289
Abstract
While most investigations of bilingualism document participants’ language background, there is an absence of consensus on how to quantify bilingualism. The high number of different language background questionnaires used by researchers and practitioners jeopardises data comparability and cross-pollination between research and practice. Using the Delphi consensus survey method, we asked 132 panellists (researchers, speech and language therapists, teachers) from 29 countries to rate 124 statements on a 5-point agreement scale. Consensus was pre-defined as 75% agreement threshold. After two survey rounds, 79% of statements reached consensus. The need for common measures to quantify bilingualism was acknowledged by 96% of respondents. Agreement was reached to document: language exposure and use, language difficulties, proficiency (when it cannot be assessed directly), education and literacy, input quality, language mixing practices, and attitudes (towards languages and language mixing). We discuss the implications of these findings for the creation of a new tool to quantify bilingual experience.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
Keywords: | quantifying bilingualism in children; Delphi consensus survey; researchers; speech and language therapists; teachers |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > Linguistics & Phonetics (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) ES/S010998/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 May 2022 14:49 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2023 02:36 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1366728922000359 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:187239 |
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