Overcoming Language Barriers to Citizenship: Predictors of Adult Immigrant Satisfaction with Language Training Programme in Sweden

Autor/inn/en	Reichenberg, Monica; Berhanu, Girma
Titel	Overcoming Language Barriers to Citizenship: Predictors of Adult Immigrant Satisfaction with Language Training Programme in Sweden
Quelle	In: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 14 (2019) 3, S.279-289 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1746-1979
DOI	10.1177/1746197918809575
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Second Language Learning; Immigrants; Second Language Programs; Immigration; Swedish; Criticism; Predictor Variables; Student Attitudes; Educational Attainment; Adult Students; Gender Differences; Social Networks; Socioeconomic Status; Foreign Countries; Second Language Instruction; Citizenship; Human Capital; Social Capital; Language Attitudes; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Schwedisch; Kritik; Prädiktor; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Ausland; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Staatsbürgerschaft; Humankapital; Sozialkapital; Sprachverhalten; Schweden
Abstract	The Scandinavian countries currently face their largest ever wave of immigration. The immigration wave increases the need for immigrants to learn the host language to be able to participate in work life and become a citizen of the host country. Yet, the language training programmes -- 'Swedish for Immigrants' in Sweden have come under great criticism for inefficiency. But now, surveys have been carried out with the adult immigrants taking part in the language training programmes. Consequently, the purpose of the present study is to identify predictors of adult immigrant students' attitudes towards language learning at the training programmes in Sweden. Using survey data collected from adult immigrants participating in the language training programmes, we conduct a series of ordinary least squares regressions. We report that the majority of immigrant students are satisfied with the language programmes. Our findings indicate that satisfaction seems to be due to variables such as level of education, age at arrival, and language exposure through social networks but not to socioeconomic status or sex. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01