Abstract
The language we use enables us to show who we are. It can tell others about our ideals, our beliefs and can show elements of our personalities. Chapter 2 explored the literature and established that language use is a fundamental element of our identities. In this chapter the children’s stories about their own language use are presented from their interviews and journal extracts and these are supported by the questionnaire data from the whole class of students. These stories show the individual relationships these children have with multiple languages and how these form part of who they are. Through exploring the students’ stories emerging from the research question “What is the nature of students’ language use in the home?” we gain insight into the language use of these children beyond the bilingual program and begin to explore their identification with bilingualism.
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Fielding, R. (2015). Children’s Language Use. In: Multilingualism in the Australian Suburbs. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-453-5_4
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