Définir le développement bilingue harmonieux : la relation entre les attitudes langagières des enfants et leur comportement social et affectif
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https://doi.org/10.18192/olbij.v14i1.6900Keywords:
harmonious bilingual development, early bilingualism, language attitudes, social-emotional and behavioral skills, French-Russian childrenAbstract
Harmonious bilingual development (HBD) characterizes families where well-being isn’t affected by the linguistic situation. Several studies examined the relation between children’s language proficiency and well-being, along with the role of the efforts towards dual language acquisition made by parents and schools for the development of socialemotional and behavioral skills (SEBS). However, HBD requires further exploration due to the unique bilingual experiences. Our study delves into children’s language attitudes and SEBS, using both parent and child data. Thirty-seven Russian-French five-year-old bilinguals in France were interviewed regarding their attitude towards languages and their parents questioned about the children’s social and affective behavior. Data were analysed with correlations and ordinal logistic regression indicating a connection between well-being and positive language sentiments. When children equally favor both languages, they feel more capable in both, show increased positive prosocial skills and reduced behavioral difficulty scores.
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