Heritage languages and community identity building: the case of a language of lesser status

1888 36 67593 2 2406304 document 67593 lightbox.jpg image/png 78c9e7711bbcbd3f4942497b3f2c25d7 MD5 46422 2020-10-06 02:56:53 https://vuir.vu.edu.au/1888/2/lightbox.jpg 1888 2 2 image/png other Thumbnails conversion from text to thumbnail_lightbox en staffonly

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/dark_document/67545 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/dark_document/67545 http://eprints.org/relation/issmallThumbnailVersionOf https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/dark_document/67545 archive 293 disk0/00/00/18/88 2010-10-13 05:38:36 2021-08-27 07:42:21 2010-10-13 05:38:36 article show Borland Helen Borland, Helen Heritage languages and community identity building: the case of a language of lesser status pub 420000 Education ResPubID:9134. heritage languages, bilingualism, language maintenance, Maltese, community building Diasporic communities formed as a result of recent migration movements face particular issues and challenges in supporting the intergenerational transmission of their heritage language through language maintenance and heritage language education (HLE) initiatives, especially when the language involved is not one that has high visibility and status in the surrounding society. This paper reports on a case study of ongoing action-oriented research to raise awareness and use of the heritage language within the second and third generations of such a community, Maltese-background people in Melbourne, Australia. The community is well established with the ageing first generation having primarily migrated in 1950s and 1960s. Within the community poorer than average educational outcomes for the second generation led to a programme of research and action to enhance ethnic identification and involvement with the heritage language and culture. Questionnaires, interviews and focus groups were conducted to investigate attitudes to and use of Maltese within the community. These data have formed the basis for other ongoing initiatives to strengthen heritage language maintenance and education efforts, described and evaluated below. 2005 published Routledge Taylor and Francis Group 10.1080/13670050508668600 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13670050508668600 67545 2 2406234 dark_document 67545 Borland Helen.pdf application/pdf 8de1bcf656d20cdd251c7cd4a9bbe8bc MD5 45198 2020-10-06 02:45:41 1888 1 1 application/pdf text Generic Permission Form en staffonly

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