Bilingualism : the two languages of young people in care
Snow, Kim (2006) Bilingualism : the two languages of young people in care. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 5 (2). ISSN 1478-1840
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Abstract
Institutions create their own languages, which become embedded in everyday experience (van Dijk, 1995). In order to function successfully, those in the subordinate position in the institution must learn the language of the institution. Residential child care is one such institution. Institutions and institutional language can be understood on the micro scale of a foster home or a group home or on the macro level of societal relations (Smith, 1999). Those in a less powerful position (i.e. young people in residential care) have no choice but to learn the language of the more powerful (Freire, 1985). Those in a position of authority (i.e. staff within the institutions) could choose to learn the language of the young people who occupy as less powerful position; however, they have no need to do so. Many examples of this can be cited, such as those of bilingual French Canadians as compared to unilingual English Canadians, bilingual Palestinians living in Israel as compared to unilingual Israelis, or even children in care as compared to the professionals in the system which cares for them.
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https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00086229-
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Item type: Article ID code: 86229 Dates: DateEvent31 August 2006PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practiceDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS) Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 21 Jul 2023 14:26 Last modified: 26 Oct 2024 00:41 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/86229