Impact of Ethnic Media on Bilingualism - Biculturalism: A Comparative Study between Chinese and Hispanic College Students
Abstract
The demographic explosion has dramatically increased the use of ethnic media. This paper, from two mixed-method research projects, reports that Chinese participants habitually spend an average of 6 hours using ethnic media in their daily lives, whereas the majority of Hispanic participants spend 3 hours using ethnic media. Results also indicated how Chinese and Hispanic immigrants are strengthening their heritage languages and cultural values while becoming insiders or old-timers of their host culture through the effective use of ethnic media.
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Abstract
The demographic explosion has dramatically increased the use of ethnic media. This paper, from two mixed-method research projects, reports that Chinese participants habitually spend an average of 6 hours using ethnic media in their daily lives, whereas the majority of Hispanic participants spend 3 hours using ethnic media. Results also indicated how Chinese and Hispanic immigrants are strengthening their heritage languages and cultural values while becoming insiders or old-timers of their host culture through the effective use of ethnic media.
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