Bilingualism of Arab children in the U.S.: a survey of parents and teachers

<p>"Children of immigrant parents often believe that English is the main language they need to speak and when both parents speak a different language than the dominant one of the community; typically the child speaks both the dominant language of the new country and the parents' language (Sorace & Ladd, 2004). Obied and Macleroy (2010) said that a child's bilingualism is likely even when the parents only use the HL but when children are called upon to be translators for their parents in their interactions with the school. This furthers their belief that English is more important. Those children often believe that their native or heritage language (HL) is less important than English but studies have found that those new English language learners (ELLs) should be helped to believe that their native and new language are equally important. Additionally, this study's 122 respondents wanted their children to remember their HL and be proficient in English as well. Thus, early childhood educators dealing with students who speak English as a new language should learn the pragmatics and semantics of the home language of the student and his or her parents in order to fully develop a more meaningful relationship because that makes second language learning more successful"--Leaf iv.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA) in English: Teaching English as a Second Language

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis: EWU Only

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Alofii, Omnia

• Native language and education
• Multicultural education--United States
• English language--Study and teaching--United States--Arabic speakers
• Saudi Arabian students--United States
• Second language acquisition
• Family life surveys--United States
• English language--Study and teaching--Arabic speakers
• Family life surveys
• Multicultural education
• Saudi Arabian students
• Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
• Language and Literacy Education

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Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.ewu.edu/theses/395

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oai:dc.ewu.edu:theses-1395