Language Proficiency and the Integration of Immigrant Students in the Education System

Stanat, Petra; Edele, Aileen

Language Proficiency and the Integration of Immigrant Students in the Education System

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2016

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Stanat, Petra

Edele, Aileen

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10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0407

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Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences : An Interdisciplinary, Searchable, and Linkable Resource / Scott, Robert A.; Kosslyn, Stephan M. (ed.). - Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016. - ISBN 978-1-118-90077-2

Abstract

The integration of immigrant students in the education system is an important concern in most countries around the world. Several lines of research on this issue focus on the role of language, often distinguishing between students' family language, typically referred to as first language (L1), and the school language, typically referred to as second language (L2). Past research has clearly shown that immigrant students' level of proficiency in L2 affects their school success, yet the role of L1 proficiency is less clear. In addition, the question whether bilingual or monolingual instruction is more effective in supporting immigrant students is largely unresolved. Current investigations aim at overcoming limitations of prior research by employing longitudinal designs, by controlling relevant third variables, and by conducting randomized field trials. Promising avenues for future research include developing more clear‐cut conceptual and operational definitions of core constructs, analyzing potentially important moderators of effects, determining the role quality of language input and instruction play for proficiency development and school success, and analyzing the associations between proficiency development in L1 and L2 with various aspects of integration.

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370 Education, School and Education System

Keywords

bilingualism, education, first language, minority language, language skills, immigrants, immigrant students, integration, second language, school success

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STANAT, Petra, Aileen EDELE, 2016. Language Proficiency and the Integration of Immigrant Students in the Education System. In: SCOTT, Robert A., ed., Stephan M. KOSSLYN, ed.. Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences : An Interdisciplinary, Searchable, and Linkable Resource. Hoboken, NJ:John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. ISBN 978-1-118-90077-2. Available under: doi: 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0407

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