Language ideologies and management among parents and children: a case of the Czech School Dublin
For many parents raising children abroad, one question looms large: How can we maintain our home language in predominantly different-language environment? And what happens when the other parent speaks a different native language altogether? Managing a multilingual family is not just about choosing which language to speak at home – it is a deeply personal and often emotional process that touches on identity, heritage and belonging. This post explores how Czech-speaking parents and their children in Ireland navigate language ideologies and management strategies in everyday life. This article presents selected findings of a Master’s thesis conducted at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, based on semi-structured interviews with parents and their children. Seven families, including thirteen children aged between 8 and 15, took part in the research. All of the children had, at some point, attended the Czech School Dublin in Ireland – complementary school for heritage langu...