Az etnikailag heterogén családok nyelvi szocializációja a tannyelvválasztás tekintetében

Abstract

The objective of my work was to highlight the language socialization processes in the families and the factors guiding or influencing them, and the (language) socialization ‘plans’ of the family (parents) considering the choice of language of instruction. Twenty-five Transcarpathian families participated in the investigation one of whose members was Hungarian, and the other member declared themselves as of Ukrainian or Russian nationality, and/or having Ukrainian or Russian mother tongue. Also, the child in the family was older than three years, but younger than six years. I visited the families participating in the research and had guided conversations with the children, during which the starting point was a tale, the everyday activity of the children, their experiences connected to the kindergarten and playing, experiences and activities connected to their friends and peers, etc. I asked the parents to ill in a questionnaire about the language communication within their family, about the language background and the language knowledge of the parents, and their identity.