Their perceptions of language brokeringfrequently echo Becker’s (2007) notion of ‘informal caregiving’ – that is, care given freeof charge, often hidden and part of the private sphere of the family, founded on love,attachment, obligation and reciprocity (Becker, 2007: 24)
caregiving that exceeded normal chores and fulfulled definition of informal caregiving (free caregiving) founded on love attachment reciprocity and obligation to family.
n developmentalterms, the child/adolescent is seen as prematurely exposed to adult knowledge, assumingextensive adult roles and responsibilities within their family
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mixed studies on whether language brokering is enjoyable or burdensome
views vary on whether it distorts the child parent relationship, whether it gives the child a better sense of involvement and stronger bond for the parent and their interests.
makes independent decisions in negotiating action
not simply translating but also participating in judgements themselves for what they see as the best course of action
In particular, the link between language brokering and kinship care remainsunexplored.
the connections of a childs duties in kinship and their duties in language brokering have been unexplored
Some investigators are concerned with the competence andappropriateness of children interpreting and translating complex and sensitive issues – forexample, medical and legal issues – (Cohen et al., 1999), and the possible negative conse-quences of misinterpretation.
investigators are concerned about burden that brokering for medical and legal issues can have on children
The literature on this phenomenon defines the activity a
translating and transcribing are both language brokering
Thus, although there may be somelimitations to the activity, there are also significant benefits.
the paper is exploring the drawbacks and advantages that go along with language brokering as a kid for your family.
however, is the practical contributions children make to their families andto their communities in their activities as language brokers.
not so thoroughly explored is the overall output for language brokering
primarily exploring the psychological andemotional impact on the child and the development of the parent–child relationship resultingfrom the activity.
studies have been conducted on the emotional impact of the child and the parent child relationship for lang broking