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Educational Selectivity and Language Acquisition among Recently Arrived Immigrants
Ist Teil von
The International migration review, 2019-12, Vol.53 (online first, October 4, 2018), p.23-online first, October 4, 2018<23
Ort / Verlag
Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
2019
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Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
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.