Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, KFU
KAZAN
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
 
MAINTAINING BILINGUALISM THROUGH TECHNOLOGIES: THE CASE OF YOUNG RUSSIAN HERITAGE LEARNERS
Form of presentationArticles in international journals and collections
Year of publication2021
Языканглийский
  • Kayumova Albina Ramilevna, author
  • Sadykova Gulnara Vasilevna, author
  • Khalitova Liliya Kamilevna, author
  • Bibliographic description in the original language Sadykova G, Khalitova L, Kayumova A., Maintaining bilingualism through technologies: the case of young Russian heritage learners//Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society. - 2021. - Vol.17, Is.3. - P.101-109.
    Annotation This paper reports on the research study that documented and analyzed attitude to and the usage of digital technologies by Russian-speaking parents raising bi-/multilingual children outside Russia. Thirty-four participants from 12 countries completed an online questionnaire. Three native Russian mothers raising children outside of Russia were also engaged into a case study. The study revealed that parenting efforts could include speech development learning activities with traditional and digital learning tools. Participants expressed their favorable view over educational value of digital (computer, mobile, online) technologies. In practice, however, parents' usage of these tools was very limited as most of them preferred a printed book and live communication for maintaining Russian. It was obvious that many parents are not well informed about the availability of high-quality digital resources for the development of Russian speech in preschoolers and/or do not see their advantages. The results of the research confirmed studies that indicated the importance of creating the “child-digital resource-teacher” interaction and the need for mediation by an adult in a situation where a child interacts with a computer or tablet. These results are of practical significance for formal and informal bilingual educators, teacher training institutions and parents of bi-/multilingual children.
    Keywords Bi/Multilingual education, young learners, language learning, digital education
    The name of the journal Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society
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