L’ elal d’Avicenne

Moro, Marie Rose; Rezzoug, Dalila; Bennabi-Bensekhar, Malika; Simon, Amalini; Camara, Hawa; Touhami, Fatima; Rakotomalala, Laura; Sanson, Coralie; Bossuroy, Muriel; Méo, Stéphane; Serre-Pradère, Geneviève; Yapo, Marcellin; Sarot, Adeline; Falissard, Bruno; Baubet, Thierry

doi:10.3917/lautr.056.0137

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“…Arabic language acquisition was measured with the Language Evaluation for Allophones and New Immigrants Scale (Evaluation Langagi ere pour Allophones et Primoarrivants, ELAL scale) Moro et al 2018), a recently developed instrument designed to assessing minority mother tongue skills. This ELAL can be used to identify children's skills in any minority language (Bennabi-Bensekhar, , and has three subscales: Comprehension (lexical-semantic vocabulary, colors, shapes and spatial localization); Expression (lexical-semantic vocabulary, colors, numbers and spatial localization); and Storytelling.…”

Section: Assessment Of Language Profiles and Pathways Of Language Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This study used a self-selected convenience and may not be representative of the range of experiences of bilingualism among immigrants form the Maghreb or other groups in France. This study used the ELAL Scale to assess minority language skills (Rezzoug et al, 2018;Moro et al, 2018). This transcultural tool assesses children's language comprehension, vocabulary and narrative skills in any language.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Transcultural and familial factors in bilingualism and language transmission: A qualitative study of maternal representations of French-Maghrebi Arabic bilingual children

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Rezzoug

Touhami

et al. 2021

Transcult Psychiatry

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This qualitative exploratory study examined transcultural and familial factors involved in bilingualism and minority language transmission among French and Arabic-speaking children. Participants included 30 children aged 4 to 6 years, born in France, and their bilingual French-Maghrebi Arabic-speaking parents. Children’s bilingual language profiles were assessed with the ELAL Scale for Maghrebi Arabic (minority language) and the Neel Scale for French (majority language). Mothers participated in qualitative interviews about cultural and language practices and representations. Interview contents were compared with the children’s language profiles. Results indicated that parents closely associated the transmission of the Arabic language with their cultural heritage transmission. The parents of fluent bilinguals had a strong desire to transmit the minority language. Mothers of minority language dominant bilingual children reported little perception of change in their lives since migration. Half of the mothers of majority language dominant bilingual children reported relationship or emotional difficulties with their children. Four minority language transmission types were identified: direct parent-child transmission; indirect transmission through private classes; indirect transmission through visits to family in the parents' native countries; and alternative transmission by another family member. Direct parent-child transmission was most frequent among the fluent bilinguals. Families' processes of hybridity were related to language transmission and bilingual development of children. Parental cultural affiliations to native country were related to minority language transmission. Perception of change since migration and affiliation to host country may also play a role in harmonious bilingual development. Moreover, the quality of family relationships can affect minority language transmission.

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Section: Assessment Of Language Profiles and Pathways Of Language Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%