Environmental and cognitive predictors of Polish language skills and knowledge about Poland in children of Polish emigrants in Regensburg Cover Image

Czynniki wpływające na znajomość języka polskiego i wiedzę o Polsce u dzieci polskich emigrantów w Niemczech. Przykład Ratyzbony
Environmental and cognitive predictors of Polish language skills and knowledge about Poland in children of Polish emigrants in Regensburg

Author(s): Hanna Pułaczewska, Albert Terelak
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Keywords: Germany; heritage language maintenance; bilingualism; immigration; diaspora

Summary/Abstract: The study aims at identifying socio-demographic, social and attitudinal correlates of Polish language skills and knowledge about Poland in a sample of 41 teenagers aged 13–18 whose mothers migrated to Germany from Poland and who have been raised in Regensburg, Germany, since birth or infancy. Stepwise forward analysis was used to estimate the association between a range of socio-demographic, attitudinal and developmentalfactors on the one hand, and a range of skills on the other. Cluster analysis followed, confirming the outstanding role of maintenance of a long-term friendship with an age peer in Poland which had been identified as a strong predictor of four out of five competences.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 41-61
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish