@article{THESIS,
      recid = {3190},
      author = {Bashyam, Sharanya},
      title = {Children and Adults Use Linguistic Cues To Inform  Pedagogical Preferences},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {M.A.},
      address = {2021-08},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {	The present research looked at Indian adults and  children’s pedagogical preferences based on the language of  the speaker (i.e., Telugu, British-English, Indian-English)  and whether the preferences for a language varied with the  content of the learning (i.e., learning how to use a music  instrument vs. a machine) and context of the learning  (i.e., learning to score well on a test vs. learning for  fun). In Study 1, adults chose which of two speakers they  would want to learn from. There was an overall preference  for Indian-English across all the trials. In addition, the  type of information taught and the context of learning  influenced adults’ pedagogical choices. While participants  with Telugu as their native language still preferred  Indian-English, Telugu was chosen over British-English in  the context of learning for fun and learning about cultural  instruments. In Study 2, we used the same procedure to  examine 5-7-year-old children. Like adults, children  exhibited an overall bias for Indian-English. Exploratory  analyses revealed that children for whom Telugu was their  native language, were more likely to select Telugu over  English to learn about novel cultural objects and in the  context of learning for fun. Although it is difficult to  draw inferences from these trends (due to a small sample  size), these results indicate that children may show a  stronger native-language bias than adults. The results of  this project provide new light into the development of  linguistic bias in non-WEIRD populations. Overall, they  show that both adults’ and children’s pedagogical  preferences are influenced by the familiarity and status of  others’ language and may vary depending on the content and  context of learning.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/3190},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.3190},
}