Pediatrician and Parent Beliefs and Practices about Bilingual Language Development

Glusman, Mariana; Pabalan, Laura; Weisleder, Adriana

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“…Glusman et al. (2021) surveyed pediatricians serving primarily Latino communities and found that nearly a quarter believed that raising a child bilingually would slow the child's language development and almost half would counsel against doing it. In addition, Stollznow (2018) found that a majority of people surveyed endorsed to some degree the myth that a linguist's job involves policing other people's language and being a polyglot.…”

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To what extent does the general public endorse language myths?

Wagner,

Awani,

Patson

et al. 2023

Language and Linguist. Compass

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This paper reports on an investigation of adults' level of endorsement of 18 language myths, including myths about non-mainstream dialects of English, children's language development, bilingualism, linguistic diversity across the world, the use of English in the language arts, and the job of a linguist. Participants (N = 187) read short vignettes of situations related to each misconception and were asked to justify their assessment of the situation. Responses were coded according to whether they endorsed the myth within the situation. Results showed that endorsement of language myths was highly dependent on the specific myth. Some myths were strongly endorsed (e.g. myths related to linguistic prejudice and children's language development), others were strongly rejected (e.g. myths related to the harmful nature of bilingualism), and others received a mixed pattern of endorsement and rejection. We discuss how this snapshot of public understanding can help linguists target their efforts at public education.

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confidence: 99%

To what extent does the general public endorse language myths?

Wagner,

Awani,

Patson

et al. 2023

Language and Linguist. Compass

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“…Furthermore, a common misconception that bilingualism causes language delays can lead some immigrant parents to use only one language at home (Quirk et al, 2023). Parental language policy decisions are influenced by advice from experts, such as pediatricians and popular literature, yet experts also hold misconceptions about bilingual language development and about how to support multilingualism in young children (Glusman et al, 2021; King & Fogle, 2013).…”

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Supporting Multilingualism in Immigrant Children: An Integrative Approach

Weisleder,

Reinoso,

Standley

et al. 2023

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Immigrant children are a growing and demographically important segment of the world's population. One key aspect of immigrant children's experience is navigating multiple languages, creating both opportunities, and challenges. However, the literature on bilingualism rarely centers the experiences of immigrant children. Focusing on immigrant children in the United States, this article brings together cognitive science research on bilingualism with the integrative risk and resilience model of adaptation in immigrant-origin children to elucidate how common contexts that immigrant children encounter can support or discourage multilingualism. Policy must consider immigrant children's intersecting identities—both as immigrants and as learners of minoritized, and often racialized, languages. A proposed framework can guide policies to support multilingualism in immigrant children, with downstream consequences for their health and development.

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Pediatrician and Parent Beliefs and Practices about Bilingual Language Development

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To what extent does the general public endorse language myths?

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Supporting Multilingualism in Immigrant Children: An Integrative Approach

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