De Cat, Cécile and Kašćelan, Draško and Prévost, Philippe and Serratrice, Ludovica and Tuller, Laurie and Unsworth, Sharon (2023) How to quantify bilingual experience? Findings from a Delphi consensus survey. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 26 (1). pp. 112-124. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728922000359
De Cat, Cécile and Kašćelan, Draško and Prévost, Philippe and Serratrice, Ludovica and Tuller, Laurie and Unsworth, Sharon (2023) How to quantify bilingual experience? Findings from a Delphi consensus survey. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 26 (1). pp. 112-124. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728922000359
De Cat, Cécile and Kašćelan, Draško and Prévost, Philippe and Serratrice, Ludovica and Tuller, Laurie and Unsworth, Sharon (2023) How to quantify bilingual experience? Findings from a Delphi consensus survey. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 26 (1). pp. 112-124. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728922000359
Abstract
While most investigations of bilingualism document participants’ language background, there is an absence of consensus on how to quantify bilingualism. The high number of different language background questionnaires used by researchers and practitioners jeopardises data comparability and cross-pollination between research and practice. Using the Delphi consensus survey method, we asked 132 panellists (researchers, speech and language therapists, teachers) from 29 countries to rate 124 statements on a 5-point agreement scale. Consensus was pre-defined as 75% agreement threshold. After two survey rounds, 79% of statements reached consensus. The need for common measures to quantify bilingualism was acknowledged by 96% of respondents. Agreement was reached to document: language exposure and use, language difficulties, proficiency (when it cannot be assessed directly), education and literacy, input quality, language mixing practices, and attitudes (towards languages and language mixing). We discuss the implications of these findings for the creation of a new tool to quantify bilingual experience.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Delphi consensus survey; quantifying bilingualism in children; researchers; speech and language therapists; teachers |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Health and Social Care, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2023 18:46 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 21:42 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/34990 |
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