EXPLORING IMMIGRANT CHILDREN’S COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GRANDMOTHERS DUE TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL LOSS

Authors : Özge Özel

Pages : 537-559

Doi:10.21764/maeuefd.896838

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Publication Date : 2021-11-12

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study is to examine the communication issues that monolingual English-speaking Mexican American children face to communicate with their monolingual Spanish-speaking Mexican grandmothers due to language and cultural loss. This study depicts 20 first-generation monolingual Spanish-speaking Mexican grandmothers’ perceptions and reflections of language and cultural loss for their third-generation monolingual English-speaking grandchildren. Interview questions focused on grandmothers’ attitudes, beliefs, and thoughts related to language and cultural loss and the implications of such on the intergenerational relationship. Results indicate grandmothers are concerned about their relationships which are inevitably affected by the language barrier and have caused cultural and language loss throughout generations with their grandchildren.
Keywords : dil kaybı, kültür kaybı, göçmen çocuklar, iletişim problemleri