Formosa, J. orcid.org/0000-0003-4300-6851 and Little, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-9902-0217 (2023) Prompting heritage-language engagement in English-speaking Maltese families, via a family language programme intervention. First Language, 43 (2). 137 -157. ISSN 0142-7237
Abstract
This qualitative, exploratory research study is positioned within the field of Family Language Policy (FLP). Contextualised in bilingual Malta, where Maltese is the majority language, the study inquires into the effects of a plurilingual family language programme on the language ideologies within English-speaking Maltese families. The programme was followed by four such families over a four-week period, during which data were collected via the participants’ weekly entries into semi-structured family language journals. Upon the programme’s completion, a second set of data was collected via one-off, semi-structured, family focus group interviews, for the purpose of triangulation. The findings highlight interrelated issues across the macro, meso and micro levels of language ideology, contributing to existing research by postulating the potential of a family language programme to prompt ideological shifts in support of heritage-language engagement, transmission and maintenance.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in First Language. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | family language engagement; family language ideology; family language policy; FLP; heritage language; Maltese family language programme; family language programme |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Education (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2022 13:38 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2024 09:53 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/01427237221116982 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:189028 |