Intensive parenting and elective bilingualism English/Spanish in Spanish monolingual families: From language ideologies to practice

In our globalised economy, English proficiency is currently a priority for Spanish families, as it fundamental ensuring their children’s future economic and personal welfare. As sign of good parenting, families are increasingly acting linguistic entrepreneurs adopting family language policies oriented to provide children with the best methodologies enhance learning, thereby investing financial capital in extracurricular classes, local camps, stays abroad. searching more natural learning environments, those parents knowledge emulate native bi/multilingual raise Spanish. This type non-native elective bilingualism upbringing gaining momentum Spain deserves further scrutiny. Therefore, this paper devoted better understand phenomenon by means study 16 who raising Their policy (FLP) will be analysed terms beliefs, management practices. Results reflect parents’ desires imagined identities metaphor accomplishment, well emotional implications, disruptions negotiations bring fruition complex socialization practice.