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MINORITY LANGUAGE SOCIALISATION Key factors influencing Welsh language socialisation of babies & young children within the family. Kathryn Jones & Delyth Morris Bangor University & Cwmni Iaith. Project Aims. Investigate minority language socialisation within the family
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MINORITY LANGUAGE SOCIALISATIONKey factors influencing Welsh language socialisation of babies & young children within the family Kathryn Jones & Delyth Morris Bangor University & Cwmni Iaith The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Project Aims • Investigate minority language socialisation within the family • Identify why some Welsh-speaking parents raise their children to speak Welsh while others do not The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Project Aims • Informing WAG policy of promoting ‘family language transfer’ as a a key component to maintaining Welsh as a family and community language The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Method • 3 areas The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Method • 3 areas • 12 families • Interviews • Diaries • Photographs The Network of European Language Planning Boards
The children The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Gwynedd - Holly The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Gwynedd - Jayson The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Gwynedd - Carwyn The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Gwynedd - Daniel The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Carmarthen - Rebecca The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Carmarthen - Lucy The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Carmarthen - Jonathan The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Carmarthen - Ifan The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Denbigh - Morgan The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Denbigh - Emma The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Denbigh - Steffan The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Denbigh - Jake The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Key factors • time spent with Welsh-speaking parent The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Key factors • involvement of grandparents The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Key factors • language values, experience & practices The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Key factors • language values & power relations The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Contributing factors • Childminding & childcare The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Contributing factors • Education policy & schooling options The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Contributing factors • County / community The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Contributing factors • TV, DVD’s, Books, Computer The Network of European Language Planning Boards
Balancing the factors • Emma Jane Longstaff • Jonathan Walters • Carwyn Bohme • Jayson Humphries • Lucy Rhian Jones The Network of European Language Planning Boards
MINORITY LANGUAGE SOCIALISATIONKey factors influencing Welsh language socialisation of babies & young children within the family Dr Kathryn Jones Cwmni Iaith The Network of European Language Planning Boards