Weisskirch Publishes Article
Dr. Rob Weisskirch, Assistant Professor in the Liberal Studies Institute, publishes an article in the August 2002 issue of the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. In "Language Brokering and the Acculturation of Latino Children," Weisskirch writes about how the children of immigrant parents frequently use so-called "language brokering" to translate written communications for their parents and other adults.
In a survey, 36 bilingual Latino fifth-graders reported their experiences with language brokering, levels of acculturation, acculturative stress, and their self-concepts. The study showed that increased social acceptance by peers resulted in higher acculturative stress. It was found that boys were more English-dominant than girls, and reported higher levels of acculturative stress than did girls. Girls were more Spanish-dominant and had lower levels of acculturative stress.
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