Parental Attitudes to Bilingual Education of Children in German-Chinese Families

Authors

  • Chong Jiong Wang Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53308/ide.v1i3.213

Keywords:

bilingual education, bi-national families, familial education, Germany, PR China

Abstract

 Language is one of the major ways in which culture is manifested. One can only get inside a culture if one is able to speak, read or write in its language. The earlier one starts to learn a language, the easier it will be. In this context, children from bi-national families are not consciously learning a second language but have to face the two cultures and the two languages of their parents simultaneously and unconsciously from birth. Therefore, it would seem that children from bi-national families have the best opportunity to master the two languages. This article focuses on the way parents from ten German-Chinese families living in Germany or China deal with this issue.

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Published

2014-11-17

How to Cite

Wang, C. J. (2014). Parental Attitudes to Bilingual Education of Children in German-Chinese Families. International Dialogues on Education Journal, 1(3). https://doi.org/10.53308/ide.v1i3.213

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