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Strategies of Communication in an NNB Family: On the Way to Bilingual Maintenance in a Monolingual Context

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The chapter aims at presenting, evaluating and discussing the effectiveness of strategies of communication in families employing the Non-Native Bilingualism approach (henceforth NNB). Though controversial, Non-Native Bilingualism has become fashionable in monolingual countries of Central and Eastern Europe, i.e. in Poland, and is regarded as one of the many possible means of raising children bilingually. First, the theoretical background is presented where the role of parents in a child’s acquisition, the possible strategies applied in bringing up children bilingually as well as potential problems to be encountered in the process have been depicted. The subsequent empirical part outlines the results of analyzed case studies collected from 22 families utilizing NNB.

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    Piotr Romanowski

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Appendix: Non-native Bilingual Upbringing in Poland – A Case Study

Appendix: Non-native Bilingual Upbringing in Poland – A Case Study

1.1 Part 1: Linguistic Profile of the Family

  1. 1.

    How old is your child?

  2. 2.

    Which language(s) is your child exposed to? Who is the source of language?

  3. 3.

    How long has your child been exposed to the language?

  4. 4.

    Which language do you use to communicate with your partner?

  5. 5.

    What level of competence in the second language have you achieved yourself?

  6. 6.

    Have you majored from a linguistic course of studies (Foreign Language Studies, Applied Linguistics, Teaching Foreign Languages, etc.)?

  7. 7.

    What level of competence in the second language have other members of the family achieved (your partner, child’s grandparents, extended family)?

  8. 8.

    In which language do you address your child in the presence of people who do not understand the second language (e.g. family, child’s friends)?

  9. 9.

    How much exposure does your child receive in each language on a daily basis?

  10. 10.

    Do you follow any particular strategy of communication in the family (e.g. OPOL, mL@H)?

  11. 11.

    Are you consistent in speaking the second language to the child?

  12. 12.

    Is your child literate in the second language?/Do you plan to teach your child to read and write in the target language?

1.2 Part 2: Attitudes Towards Bilingualism

  1. 1.

    Why did you decide to raise your child with two languages?

  2. 2.

    What level of competence in the second language would you like your child to achieve?

  3. 3.

    What is your attitude towards bilingual upbringing? What’s the attitude of your family?

  4. 4.

    Have you ever heard any unfavourable comments regarding bilingualism?

  5. 5.

    Have you ever faced any unfavourable opinions as regards non-native bilingualism?

  6. 6.

    Have you ever faced any unpleasant reactions of people while addressing the child in the foreign language (e.g. in public places)?

  7. 7.

    What advice would you give to those parents who are interested in introducing non-native bilingualism in their family?

  8. 8.

    How are you going to support your child’s linguistic development in the future?

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Romanowski, P. (2018). Strategies of Communication in an NNB Family: On the Way to Bilingual Maintenance in a Monolingual Context. In: Romanowski, P., Jedynak, M. (eds) Current Research in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. Multilingual Education, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92396-3_1

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