The parental language policy on children's language acquisition: a case of international family

Faridatul Istighfaroh (Universitas Islam Malang, Malang Universitas Bojonegoro, Bojonegoro,)
Sonny Elfiyanto (Universitas Islam Malang, Malang,)
M. Faruq Ubaidillah (Universitas Islam Malang, Malang,)

Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL)
Vol 13 No 2 (2023): Issued in September 2023

Discussing second language acquisition (SLA) from the perspective of one same-nationality family has been massively conducted. However, the recent study regarding SLA in toddlers in mixed-marriage families, especially with Indonesian mothers, has not been previously observed. Directed to the study demonstrated by Li (2007), this present study aimed to examine the three essential marks of family roles on their children's acquisition, such as the parent's literacy accomplishment, the daily occupation choice and opportunity, and adaptation as well as integration into the local country. Two families with Sudan-Indonesia and America-Indonesia backgrounds participated as research subjects. The narrative inquiry method through interviews (see Duff, 2019) was employed to gain the data. Then, the data were analyzed by using Braun and Clarke