Questionnaire of representatives of Haitian students about literacy and language practices

Abstract

The parents´ perception of literacy practices of their children in the school is a relevant issue, especially in the case of immigrant parents. Knowing their perceptions helps to identify the challenges that students and their families may have in the process of immersing and learning Spanish as a foreign language (SFL). For this purpose, we designed and validated a questionnaire about the perception of immigrant Haitian parents about the relationship of their children with Spanish, Creole, and French; their motivation towards SFL; and the relationship of the parents with the school as a context to learn Spanish. The validation was carried out with 132 Haitian participants from municipal schools in the Metropolitan Region. Psychometric analyzes were performed for an acceptable reliability of the instrument, and the existence of the three dimensions that make up the measured construct were determined: use of languages, motivation and relationship with the school.