[Multilingua] Transnational experiences language competences and worldviews contrasting language policies in two recently migrated Greek families in Luxembourg.pdf
Greek migrants; Family Language Policies; Luxembourg
Abstract :
[en] Against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis-led migration from
Southern to Northwestern Europe, the present paper reports on a case study of
two families who have recently migrated from Greece to Luxembourg.
Luxembourg has a trilingual education system and many pupils of migrant
background face difficulties on this account. Drawing on the framework of
Family Language Policy, this paper explores the language ideologies and management
strategies of two families as well as factors influencing their policies.
This qualitative study was based on interviews, observations, and videos
recorded by one of the families. The findings show that the families have
contrasting language ideologies and management strategies that are informed
by their differing transnational experiences, competences and worldviews. This
study can contribute to a better understanding of the ways in which migrant
families use their language resources in their new country.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
KIRSCH, Claudine ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Education, Culture, Cognition and Society (ECCS)
Gogonas, Nikos
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Transnational experiences, language competences and worldviews: contrasting language policies in two recently migrated Greek families in Luxembourg
Publication date :
12 January 2018
Journal title :
Multilingua
ISSN :
0167-8507
eISSN :
1613-3684
Publisher :
Walter de Gruyter
Volume :
37
Issue :
2
Pages :
153-175
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
FnR Project :
FNR6791471 - Family Language Policies Among Albanian- And Greek- Speaking Migrants In Luxembourg, 2013 (01/07/2014-30/06/2016) - Nikolaos Gogonas
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