Are you a heritage learner of Cantonese in Canada?
To understand and to examine the roles of perceptions of identities, language ideologies, and learner trajectories in relation to Cantonese learning of heritage learners in Canada, we would like to invite you to participate in a research study by completing a survey if you meet the following criteria:
- You were born in Canada or arrived in Canada before January 1, 2012, and
- You are 18 years old or above, and
- You are a learner of Cantonese, and
- At least one of your parents speaks Cantonese
Upon completion of the survey, you may be asked to participate in two individual interviews and/or to join up to two focus group meetings with the researcher to share your experiences and perceptions of learning Cantonese as a heritage language. During the interview, you will be asked to comment on your language background, learning experience, and perception of your identity and heritage Cantonese language learning. The interviews and/or the focus group meeting will each last approximately an hour. If the interview is on Zoom, you can log in using only a nickname or a substitute name or research code given ahead of time by the researcher, and you can turn off your camera. With your permission, the interview will be audio/video-recorded. In order to acknowledge the time you have taken to be involved in this project and defray the costs of transportation (if necessary), each participant will receive a gift card in the amount of $25 after each interview or focus group session.
If you have any questions or concerns about what we are asking of you, please contact Raymond Pai, the Co-investigator of this study, by email at raymond.pai@ubc.ca. (Dr. Patricia Duff at UBC is the Principal Investigator.) If you have any concerns or complaints about your rights as a research participant and/or your experiences while participating in this study, contact the Research Participant Complaint Line in the UBC Office of Research Ethics at 604-822-8598 or if long distance e-mail RSIL@ors.ubc.ca or call toll free 1-877-822-8598.
Please note that if you choose to interact with this post, you’ll be publicly identified with the study.
Version Date: Dec. 23, 2022 Ethics ID# (H22-02703)