Language acquisition of recently arrived immigrants in England, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands

• Published in: Ethnicities Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 180 - 212
• Main Authors: Kristen, Cornelia, Mühlau, Peter, Schacht, Diana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.04.2016; SAGE Publications Ltd; SAGE Publications; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: comparative research; Economic conditions; England; Ethnicity; Germany; Human capital; Human migration; Immigrants; Ireland; Irish immigration; Language; Language acquisition; Language proficiency; Language skills; Language usage; Language varieties; Learning; Learning environment; Longitudinal studies; Migration; new immigrants; Nonnative languages; panel study; Second language learning; Skills; The Netherlands; Netherlands; Turkey; United Kingdom > UK; Europe; Ireland; England; Poland; Germany; The Netherlands; Language proficiency; Ireland; new immigrants; England; panel study; comparative research; Germany

This study examines processes of language acquisition among new immigrants from Poland and Turkey in different European destinations focusing on the first few months after arrival. Starting from a human capital framework, a variety of pre- and post-migration conditions of language learning are addre...