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A Review on Language Socialization: Issues and Insights

Author(s)

Shuyun Chu1,2

Affiliation(s)

1School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China 2School of Foreign Studies, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China

Abstract

Language socialization concerns the verbal interactions of children and novices in social and cultural communities, and a number of studies have been conducted to examine the role of language in learners’ social and cultural development around the world. This paper aims to give a literature review on language socialization to discuss current research issues and future research trends. Firstly, it starts with a brief introduction to the background and research significance of language socialization. Secondly, this paper gives a historical overview on the theoretical development of language socialization and discusses its related definitions and characteristics. Thirdly, it reviews the existing literature from different perspectives. Lastly, with the summary of the major findings and research gap detected in literature review, the conclusion part gives a brief remarks on the implications for future research of language socialization in China.

Keywords

Language Socialization; Language Acquisition; Children or Novices; Culture

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