Home language maintenance among Russian American children - Zhernokleyev, Liliya
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The pressure of learning English in a very short period of time, often leaves families in a very difficult place where they have to make a choice between one language and another. Some students were able to maintain a very high level of proficiency in their heritage language, while others had remained at a very low level of language proficiency. This book looks into the factors that influence Russian language maintenance and loss among Russian-American students. The research focuses on students language use and language attitudes towards their home language in relation to maintenance or loss of their home language.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The pressure of learning English in a very short period of time, often leaves families in a very difficult place where they have to make a choice between one language and another. Some students were able to maintain a very high level of proficiency in their heritage language, while others had remained at a very low level of language proficiency. This book looks into the factors that influence Russian language maintenance and loss among Russian-American students. The research focuses on students language use and language attitudes towards their home language in relation to maintenance or loss of their home language.
Autorenporträt
Liliya Zhernokleyev currently teaches at an elementary school in California. She received a B.A. in Liberal Studies and an M.A. in Bilingual Education from California State University.