MIXED SYSTEM 1: A LANGUAGE STRATEGY FOR BILINGUAL FAMILIES / SISTEMA MIXTO 1: UNA ESTRATEGIA LINGÜÍSTICA PARA FAMILIAS BILINGÜES
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Family bilingualism, Family language policy, English-Spanish bilingualism, Bilingual families language strategies, Mixed language strategyAbstract
According to the literature on family bilingualism, parents raising their children in two languages by choice are recommended to choose from one of these two main language strategies: either OPOL (One person/parent, one language) or ml@h (Minority Language at Home). However, the results of a previous study of English-Spanish bilingual families in Madrid (Ruiz Martín 2016) showed, through a survey, that the second most popular language strategy after OPOL is another strategy named here as MS1 (Mixed System 1). Therefore, this strategy proves to be interesting to explore in detail, looking at the reasons for its choice as well as the implications and consequences involved, both from a practical and an emotional perspective, for parents as well as for children. Research on the topic and a case study on the group of families that use this method in Madrid are the main points of this article. A questionnaire was designed in order to collect information about the strategy and the answers confirmed the effectiveness of MS1 as an alternative strategy in this particular context.
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