Bilingual Parenting: A Personal Narrative Story of Foreign Bride in Taiwan Towards Taiwanese-Indonesian Student Academic Achievement

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the impact of bilingual parenting on academic achievement by using a qualitative research technique that entails evaluating the narrative story of a foreign marriage family living in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. Because of numerous instances published in Taiwan's media, people formed a stereotype that women from Southeast Asia came just to get nationality and enhance their family's economic status. As a result, spouses from Southeast Asia are stigmatized by this notion. Not only do they look down on them, but they are also treated harshly by family members such as in-laws. According to the interview, new immigrant spouse in Taiwan face a variety of problems, including economic troubles and verbal and physical assault, among others. This situation can result in the formation of an unfavorable family lively, occasionally referred to as a "broken home." These problems have an impact on children's conduct, which influences their attitudes and learning results. Notably, children from foreign marriages are especially vulnerable to verbal bullying, which can have an impact on their academic achievement. However, the research findings show that the children of the participants have a remarkable resilience, suggesting a potential to fight and overcome the negative impacts of verbal bullying, eventually minimizing its influence on their academic achievement.

Keywords: new immigrant, academic achievement, narrative story

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-35-03

Publication date: December 31^st 2023