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  • 1 - Immigration and local language

    1 - Immigration and local language
    Aug 26 2022
    In this first episode, I invited Ömer to talk about the difficulties of immigrants to learn the local language. What are the main problems and how do migrants overcome them? Can an immigrant blame themselves for failing to speak the language or can they blame the environment?

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    The scientific papers used in this episode:

    Gallup's study: https://web.archive.org/web/20140910194152/http://www.imi.ox.ac.uk/pdfs/the-worlds-potential-migrants

    Oxford's study: https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Briefing-English-language-use-and-proficiency-1.pdf

    American Community Survey: https://apps.urban.org/features/children-of-immigrants/

    Bilingualism advantages: https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/10-benefits-bilingualism/

    British Council: https://www.britishcouncil.org/contact/press/nearly-half-britons-find-second-language-attractive-potential-romantic-partner

    Fouka, Germans: http://www.restud.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MS25372manuscript.pdf

    Berlin school: https://www.berliner-woche.de/charlottenburg/c-bildung/umstrittene-deutschpflicht-neue-diskussion-ueber-verbindliche-regeln-auf-schulhoefen_a112937#:~:text=In%20der%20Herbert%2DHoover%2DSchule,nur%20deutsch%20gesprochen%20werden%20soll.

    Homophily bias: https://icproxy.sabanciuniv.edu:2071/science/article/pii/S0014292116300344

    Migrant Integration Policy Index: https://www.mipex.eu/key-findings

    Isphording - migration drives: https://wol.iza.org/uploads/articles/177/pdfs/what-drives-language-proficiency-of-immigrants.pdf

    Critical period hypothesis: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/critical-period-hypothesis#:~:text=The%20critical%20period%20hypothesis%20says,it%20is%20not%20universally%20accepted.

    Language and wage: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3590195
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