APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Protective Factors for Heritage Language Maintenance: Evidence from Polish Spoken As L2 By 5- and 6 Year-Olds
Session: Poster Session VII
Authors
- Natalia Banasik-Jemielniak
The Maria Grzegorzewska University - Magdalena Kochańska
The Maria Grzegorzewska University - Julia GwiazdaPresenting Author
The Maria Grzegorzewska University - Marta Szulc
The Maria Grzegorzewska University - Zuzanna Żarska
SWPS University - Aleksandra Araszkiewicz
Varsovia University of Business and Applied Sciences - Gniewko Toruj
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Abstract
This study examines protective factors supporting Polish as a heritage language among 93 bilingual 5- and 6-year-olds in four countries. Using sentence repetition, standardized language tests, and parent questionnaires, we relate shared book reading, diversity of Polish-speaking interlocutors, and grandparent contact to children’s morphosyntactic and vocabulary outcomes.
