The paper describes home language input of fifteen Polish immigrant children in the greater Reykjavík area and their academic achievement in Icelandic. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, the chidren’s Icelandic language grades and from a questionnaire completed by their parents detailing the home language environment and the children’s academic achievement. Data were systematised, analysed and interpreted. Results indicated that Polish played a far more important role than Icelandic in parent-child home language interactions. However, it appeared that parents’ attitude towards Icelandic did not deter their children from achieving L2 proficiency. On the other hand, parents’ communication in Polish may have assisted their...
The present study investigates language and literacy acquisition in five Russian-speaking bilingual ...
Parents in households where more than one language is spoken are faced with decisions regarding thei...
Modern European immigration was exacerbated with the introduction of the European Freedom of Movemen...
Home language environment of Polish children in Iceland and their achievement in Icelandic grammar s...
Nobody doubts the importance of the mother tongue in raising bilingual children, but the possible in...
This preliminary study examines the attitudes to Icelandic, Polish and English languages and culture...
Verkefnið er lokað til 17.5.2030.Native language plays an important part in the life of every indivi...
With the rise of numbers of bilingual children in Iceland over the past two decades, there has been ...
With the rise of numbers of bilingual children in Iceland over the past two decades, there has been ...
Málumhverfi og bakgrunnur barna eru ærið misjöfn og mörg börn alast upp við það að heyra fleiri en e...
Ráðstefnurit NetluThis article presents findings from a recent study of reading, listening and commu...
In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of English encountered by Icelandi...
It is said that children who learn more than one language develop strong cognitive skills and divers...
The following paper discusses the phenomenon of bilingualism and bilingual education in Iceland. It ...
The research described in this paper investigates issues related to language socialization of four a...
The present study investigates language and literacy acquisition in five Russian-speaking bilingual ...
Parents in households where more than one language is spoken are faced with decisions regarding thei...
Modern European immigration was exacerbated with the introduction of the European Freedom of Movemen...
Home language environment of Polish children in Iceland and their achievement in Icelandic grammar s...
Nobody doubts the importance of the mother tongue in raising bilingual children, but the possible in...
This preliminary study examines the attitudes to Icelandic, Polish and English languages and culture...
Verkefnið er lokað til 17.5.2030.Native language plays an important part in the life of every indivi...
With the rise of numbers of bilingual children in Iceland over the past two decades, there has been ...
With the rise of numbers of bilingual children in Iceland over the past two decades, there has been ...
Málumhverfi og bakgrunnur barna eru ærið misjöfn og mörg börn alast upp við það að heyra fleiri en e...
Ráðstefnurit NetluThis article presents findings from a recent study of reading, listening and commu...
In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of English encountered by Icelandi...
It is said that children who learn more than one language develop strong cognitive skills and divers...
The following paper discusses the phenomenon of bilingualism and bilingual education in Iceland. It ...
The research described in this paper investigates issues related to language socialization of four a...
The present study investigates language and literacy acquisition in five Russian-speaking bilingual ...
Parents in households where more than one language is spoken are faced with decisions regarding thei...
Modern European immigration was exacerbated with the introduction of the European Freedom of Movemen...