Educational Selectivity and Language Acquisition among Recently Arrived Immigrants.

Autor/inn/en	Spörlein, Christoph; Kristen, Cornelia
Titel	Educational Selectivity and Language Acquisition among Recently Arrived Immigrants. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Bildungsselektivität und Spracherwerb unter neuangekommenen Einwanderern.
Quelle	In: International migration review, 53 (2019) 4, S. 1148-1170 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0197-9183; 1747-7379
DOI	10.1177/0197918318798343
Schlagwörter	Bildungsbeteiligung; Bildungschance; Sprache; Spracherwerb; Fremdsprachenkenntnisse; Einwanderungsland; Internationaler Vergleich; Ausländer; Migrant; Pole; Türke; Deutschland; Großbritannien; Irland
Abstract	"This article investigates destination language proficiency upon arrival and subsequent proficiency growth among recently arrived immigrants in Germany, Great Britain, and Ireland. We introduce selectivity considerations to a model of language acquisition, arguing that positively selected individuals should display higher levels of language skills upon arrival and faster growth in destination language proficiency thereafter. The results show that upon arrival, positively selected immigrants are less proficient, holding absolute levels of educational attainment constant. In terms of language proficiency growth, however, our longitudinal findings suggest that positively selected immigrants, net of differences in pre-migration investments, post-migration exposure, and incentives, acquire the destination language faster. The findings add to a growing body of literature demonstrating the benefits of using novel measurement approaches to migrant selectivity." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2019/2