Language learning environments for Arabic-speaking children in New Zealand: Family demographics and children’s Arabic language exposure

Figures & data

Table 1. Participants’ home countries (n = 85).

Home country	Number of participants	Spouse’s home country
Saudi Arabia	30	29
Iraq	12	10
Egypt	11	10
Jordan	8	8
Syria	5	5
Palestine	4	3
Bahrain	3	3
United Arab Emirates	3	3
Lebanon	3	3
Kuwait	2	2
Yemen	1	1
Iran	1	1
Morocco	1	1
Tunisia	1	1
Other	0	5
Total	85	85

Figure 1. Participants’ self-reported proficiency in Arabic & English (n = 85).

Figure 2. Participants’ rating of their spouses’ proficiency in Arabic & English (n = 85).

Figure 3. Reasons for moving to NZ (n = 85).

Figure 4. Years in NZ (n = 85).

Figure 5. Parents’ occupations (n = 166).

Table 2. Children’s language exposure (n = 59).

Language	Arabic			English
Exposure pattern	Home	Outside the home		Home	Outside the home
		Formal	Informal		Formal	Informal	Total
Pattern 1	√		√		√	√	31 (53%)
Pattern 2	√		√	√	√	√	12 (20%)
Pattern 3	√	√	√		√	√	11 (19%)
Pattern 4	√	√	√	√	√	√	5 (8%)
Total							59 (100%)

Table 3. Arabic-language community school attendees (n = 16).

No.	Education/Occupation*	Spouse’s Education*/Occupation	Reason for move to NZ	No. of years in NZ
1	UG/engineer	UG/FT mother	Live permanently	2
2	UG/IT analyst	PG/IT project manager	Live permanently	1
3	UG/teacher	PG/lecturer	Work	2
4	UG/analyst	UG/FT mother	Live permanently	3
5	UG/engineer	UG/health scientist	Work	8
6	UG/software tester	UG/architect	Live permanently	4
7	UG/FT mother	PG/physician	Work	9
8	PG/FT mother	UG/accountant	Live permanently	5
9	UG/teacher	secondary/student	Refugee	19
10	PG/teacher	PG/businessman	Live permanently	25
11	UG/FT mother	secondary/worker	Refugee	15
12	PG/database coordinator	PG/lecturer	Live permanently	12
13	UG/teacher at Arabic school	Secondary/NA	Refugee	5
14	Did not answer		Work	PG
15	PG/architect	PG/physician	Work	10
16	UG/FT mother	secondary/taxi driver	Refugee	6

Note: *UG = undergraduate degree, PG = postgraduate degree, FT = full-time.