Although some research exists on biculturalism and negative adjustment, few studies have examined the mechanisms that account for the positive correlates of biculturalism in U.S. Latino youth. Two competing reverse causal models were tested. Specifically, we examined how biculturalism among 574 U.S. Mexican adolescents (n =296 girls; M = 17.84 years, SD = .46 years) was related to prosocial ten...

This paper explores identity markers in the schoolscape of a small south-west Slovakian town. Schoolscape is reference to visual and spatial organization educational spaces, with special emphasis on inscriptions, images language-related signs inside classrooms but also entrance, foyer, corridors as well curriculum, text books (original or translated) websites. In linguistic landscape, languages...

The transmission and conditions that result in bicultural social development of children and adolescents in the United States represents the central focus of this chapter. Biculturalism is defined as behavioral competence and positive affect in two cultures. The literature surrounding bicultural development is reviewed from four perspectives: (a) immigrant children and adolescents in the United...

With English hegemony sustained in ‘multicultural’ Anglophone universities, non-English speaking research students often develop diverse strategies to improve their English. While such demonstrate a form of resilience, the symbolic power remains intact. To grapple with this paradox, we draw on work Pierre Bourdieu probe Chinese international students’ academic language practice response monolin...

Citation: Grundy JG and Anderson JAE (2017) Commentary: The Relationship of Bilingualism Compared to Monolingualism to the Risk of Cognitive Decline or Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front. Aging Neurosci. 9:344. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00344 Commentary: The Relationship of Bilingualism Compared to Monolingualism to the Risk of Cognitive Decline or Dementia: A Systematic Revie...

Cultural contact due to migration, globalization, travel, and the resulting cultural diversity, has led to growing numbers of bicultural individuals, which demands further research on this group. In this article, we introduce the concept of biculturalism and provide the foundation necessary for understanding literature on this topic, beginning research in this area, and recognizing biculturalis...

In 2003, Mary Louise Pratt published a hugely influential paper in Profession where she took to task misconceptions about multilingualism and language learning apparent the USA wake of 9/11 consequent counter-terrorism measures. She argued that new public idea was necessary order ensure unity security. This article argues aftermath Brexit, UK also needs develop future is prosperous, socially, c...

Abstract Derrida’s autobiographical and philosophical text Monolingualism of the Other; or, Prosthesis Origin is a partial recounting his own childhood upbringing in Algeria at time when it was colony France. It on one level reflection matters related to colonialism, especially effects imposition colonial language upon schooling wider practices education coming into world. Yet also opens onto s...

This study draws on data collected from Chinese language textbooks to investigate the ways in which ethnic minority cultures and languages are represented primary school China. Drawing methods of thematic comparative analysis, we specifically analyse how representation minorities has changed across different periods history. The analysis reveals that is largely limited contributions approach ad...

Exploring Quicksand. Translation Criticism and Literary in the Face of Petrification Contemporary World Literature In contemporary discussions on condition further perspectives Literature, mood disappointment disillusionment seems to dominate. Reservations concern its complexity – canon, potential multilingualism, existing hierarchies often contradictory conceptualizations. The crisis is not, h...