Home literacy environment and early biliteracy engagement and attainment: A gendered perspective

IF 1.7 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Bilingual Research Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI:10.1080/15235882.2023.2258823

Guofang Li, Zhen Lin, Fubiao Zhen, Lee Gunderson, Ryan Xuejun Ji

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ABSTRACTThis mixed-methods study was designed to examine how different home literacy environments shape gender differences in Chinese-Canadian first graders’ (N = 76) bilingual lexical attainment and literacy engagement. Quantitative analyses indicated that girls outperform boys in both Chinese (L1) and English (L2) vocabulary. Gender differences were not associated with the quantity of language exposure at home in either language but rather with the quality of home language input. Home Language Quality was found to be differentially associated with gender, with boys receiving quality input in both languages at home. Results reveal that parents engaged in more quality home literacy practices with girls than boys. Parental expectations and beliefs in gender differences, particularly girls’ superiority in language learning and self-regulation, shaped gendered home literacy engagement. Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThe work was supported by the The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada [432-2018-0070].

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家庭扫盲环境与早期双语素养的参与和成就:一个性别视角

摘要本研究旨在探讨不同家庭读写环境对华裔加拿大一年级学生(76名)双语词汇习得和读写投入的性别影响。定量分析表明，女生在汉语(第一语言)和英语(第二语言)词汇方面都优于男生。性别差异与两种语言在家中的语言接触量无关，而与家庭语言输入的质量有关。研究发现，家庭语言质量与性别有不同的联系，男孩在家里接受两种语言的高质量输入。结果显示，父母与女孩进行的高质量家庭扫盲活动比男孩多。父母对性别差异的期望和信念，特别是女孩在语言学习和自我调节方面的优势，塑造了性别家庭扫盲参与。披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。本研究由加拿大社会科学与人文研究理事会[432-2018-0070]资助。

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Bilingual Research Journal LINGUISTICS-

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2.60

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： The Bilingual Research Journal is the National Association for Bilingual Education’s premier scholarly, peer-reviewed research publication. Bilingual Research Journal delivers in-depth coverage of education theory and practice, dealing with bilingual education, bilingualism, and language policies in education. Topics include: -Assessment- Biliteracy- Indigenous languages- Language planning- Language politics- Multilingualism- Pedagogical approaches- Policy analysis- Instructional research- Language planning- Second language acquisition. The journal has a strong interest in matters related to the education of language minority children and youth in the United States, grades PreK-12, but articles focusing on other countries are often included if they have implications for bilingual education in the U.S.