Module 1: Conclusion

In brief, with language brokering practices, children become advocates; they negotiate between two worlds (Orellana, 2009), they serve as bridges that connect two points. In other words, they are cultural brokers (Buriel, Perez, De Ment, Chavez, & Moran, 1998), so that their parents may effectively function in the new culture (Weisskirch & Alva, 2002). However, this multifunctionality of children brokers doesn’t necessarily infer with their parents’ acculturation processes.