Question

in the language nest model of education, indigenous children learn the language of their people by using it as the medium of instruction and socialization at pre - k or elementary levels. in their 2016 study of a school in an anishinaabe community in ontario, canada, scholars lindsay morcom and stephanie roy (who are anishinaabe themselves) found that the model not only imparted fluency in the anishinaabe language but also enhanced students pride in anishinaabe culture overall. given these positive effects, morcom and roy predict that the model increases the probability that as adults, former students of the school will transmit the language to younger generations in their community.
which finding, if true, would most strongly support the researchers prediction?
choose 1 answer:
a anishinaabe adults who didnt attend the school feel roughly the same degree of cultural pride as the former students of the school feel.
b after transferring to the school, new students experience an increase in both fluency and academic performance overall.
c as adults, former students of the school are just as likely to continue living in their community as individuals who didnt attend the school.
d as they complete secondary and higher education, former students of the school experience no loss of fluency or cultural pride.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the prediction: The researchers predict that the "language nest" model increases the probability that former students will transmit the language to younger generations as adults. This relies on them retaining language fluency and cultural pride into adulthood.
2. Analyze Option A: If non - school - attending adults have the same cultural pride, it doesn't support that the school model leads to more language transmission, as cultural pride alone (if equal) wouldn't show the model's unique effect on transmission.
3. Analyze Option B: Academic performance is not related to the prediction about transmitting the language to younger generations, so this option is irrelevant.
4. Analyze Option C: Whether they live in the community or not doesn't directly relate to their willingness or ability to transmit the language. The key is about fluency and cultural pride for transmission, not residential status.
5. Analyze Option D: If former students don't lose fluency or cultural pride as they grow up (through secondary and higher education), they are more likely to have the ability and motivation to transmit the language to younger generations, which strongly supports the prediction.

Answer:

D. As they complete secondary and higher education, former students of the school experience no loss of fluency or cultural pride.