Publications

Publication details [#51449]

Willoughby, Louisa. 2009. Language choice in multilingual peer groups: insights from an Australian high school. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 30 (5) : 421–435.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

high school | language choice | lingua franca | multilingualism | peer group

Language as a subject

English, Australian

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This study explores the heritage and general language practices of recently arrived and more established migrant background students ('peer groups) at a multiethnic Melbourne high school, where over 95% of the students speak a home heritage language other than English.