다문화 영유아의 이중언어 발달을 위한 부모 역량강화 지원 방안

Abstract

This study aims is to seek effective support policies to empower multicultural parents with young children, from the aspect of bilingualism being a strength of multicultural families. For this purpose, this study analyzed bilingual support policies and services for multicultural families and conducted a questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews to identify the status of bilingual parenting in multicultural families with infants and toddlers. In addition, an expert opinion survey was conducted to diagnose the status of bilingual support and to derive policy measures.

Based on the findings of this research, three basic principles for bilingual support policies were suggested for parental empowerment of multicultural infants and toddlers: improving the overall awareness of bilingualism, support for simultaneous bilingual development at the beginning of life(infancy), substantializing bilingual support based on the establishment of a linkage system. Six policy tasks were derived from the basic principles, and the results are as follows: 1) to establish a cooperative bilingual support system, 2) to provide education for the improvement of awareness of bilingualism in multicultural families and educational institutions for young children, 3) to activate and utilize self-help groups by country of origin, 4) to provide customized bilingual support for using two languages at home. 5) to improve access to bilingual services and informations, 6) to expand professional bilingual human resources and strengthen their professionalism. Specific plans were presented to realize the derived policy tasks. Finally, implementation strategies were suggested to realize these policy tasks.