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Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Acculturation in Turkish Immigrants: Identity, Language and Education Across Generations
â Scribed by Kutlay Yagmur; Fons J. R. van de Vijver
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 168
- Category
- Library
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⌠Synopsis
This book puts forward a new model of acculturation combining psychological, sociolinguistic and identity theories to study Turkish immigrants across the globe. The authors argue that such a multidisciplinary perspective is very important in understanding acculturation processes in migrants, particularly for pivotal aspects such as language and identity. Studying one group or several groups within a country is the most common methodological approach in acculturation studies. The authors argue on the basis of their extensive ethnographic work that focusing on one immigrant ethnic group across countries instead provides deeper insights into interactive acculturation orientations of both the receiving societies and immigrant groups. They therefore synthesize findings from their work on Turkish immigrants in Australia and several countries in Europe. Moreover, they include extensive accounts of acculturation across several generations of Turkish migrants, thereby giving readers insights into the long-term acculturation process. The book critically discusses language maintenance and shift, child-rearing practices and socialization beliefs, and educational achievement in Turkish immigrants, and uses a mixed-methods approach. It is meant for researchers and policy makers interested in acculturation and the role of the acculturation context. In a nutshell, the book stresses the dynamic and ever-evolving nature of linguistic habits and cultural integration tendencies and convinces the reader about the complexity of the background factors that play a role in shaping the behaviour of immigrant minorities. Anyone who reads the book will be equipped with the skills to critically assess research on immigrant language maintenance.
⌠Table of Contents
Preface
Contents
1 Introducing âAcculturation and Language in a Multidisciplinary Perspectiveâ
1.1 Acculturation Framework
1.2 Language Maintenance and Family Language Policy
1.3 Educational Achievement
1.4 Novelty of This Book
References
2 Socio-cultural, Demographic, Educational and Linguistic Characteristics of Turkish Abroad
2.1 Introduction
2.2 âGuest Workersâ Being Transformed into Immigrants
2.3 A Brief History of Turkish Immigration to Western Europe
2.4 Demographic Characteristics of Turkish Immigrants
2.4.1 Turkish Immigrants in France
2.4.2 Turkish Immigrants in Germany
2.4.3 Turkish Immigrants in the Netherlands
2.4.4 Turkish Immigrants in Australia
2.4.5 Turkish Immigrants in the United States of America
2.5 Cultural and Linguistic Integration of Turkish Immigrants
2.6 Language Maintenance and Shift
2.7 School Achievement Issues
2.8 Heritage Language Education Models in Europe
2.9 Concluding Remarks
References
3 Acculturation Orientations of Turkish Immigrants in the USA, Australia, France, Germany, and The Netherlands: The Impact of Receiving Country Policies on Acculturation Outcomes
3.1 Introduction
3.2 How Important Are the Acculturation Orientations of the Host Groups?
3.3 Construction of Interethnic Boundaries
3.4 Language Maintenance and Acculturation Orientations
3.5 AÂ Widely Researched-Group: Turkish Immigrants
3.6 Changing Cultural Values
3.7 Multiculturalism Ideologies in the Five Countries
3.7.1 Australia
3.7.2 France
3.7.3 USA
3.7.4 The Netherlands
3.7.5 Germany
3.8 Methodological Novelty in Acculturation Research
3.9 Method
3.9.1 Participants
3.9.2 Measures
3.9.3 Procedure
3.10 Results
3.11 Turkish Immigrants in the United States of America
3.12 Turkish Immigrants in Australia
3.13 Turkish Immigrants in France
3.14 Turkish Immigrants in Germany
3.15 Turkish Immigrants in the Netherlands
3.16 Discussion and Conclusions
Survey of Language, Culture and Identity
References
4 Language Maintenance and Family Language Policy
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Link Between Language Maintenance/Shift and Family Language Policy
4.3 Family Language Policy in Turkish Immigrant Communities
4.4 Interaction Between Family Language Policy and Language Learning Beliefs of Teachers
4.5 Differences in Family Language Policies in Australia and the Netherlands
4.5.1 Language Beliefs and Practices
4.5.2 Language Use and Home Practices
4.5.3 Parental Factors Influencing Language Practices
4.5.4 Availability of Resources for Families
4.5.5 Institutional Support Factors
4.6 Discussion and Conclusions
References
5 Acculturation and Educational Achievement of Turkish Bilingual Students
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Acculturation and School Achievement
5.3 National Language Versus Minority Languages
5.4 Educational Systems and Immigrant Incorporation Regimes
5.5 Empirical Evidence
5.5.1 Individual-Level Factors in School Achievement Among Immigrant Children
5.5.2 Country-Level Factors in Immigrant School Achievement
5.6 The Data
5.6.1 Participants
5.6.2 Measures
5.6.3 Data Analysis
5.7 Results
5.7.1 Psychometric Properties and Item Bias Analysis
5.7.2 Mapping Cross-Cultural Differences
5.7.3 Understanding and Explaining Between- and Within-Country Differences
5.8 Discussion and Conclusions
5.8.1 The Complex Role of Language in the Achievement Gap
References
6 The Relationship Between First and Second Language Skills of Turkish Bilingual Children: Empirical Evidence from France, Germany and the Netherlands
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Rationale of a Cross-National Design
6.3 The Relationship Between Heritage Language and Mainstream Language Skills
6.4 Research Focus
6.4.1 Participants
6.5 Results
6.5.1 Psychometric Properties and Exploratory Factor Analyses
6.5.2 Comparison of the Turkish and Mainstream Language Mainstream Language Scores on PIRLS and PISA
6.5.3 Path Analysis Linking Acculturation and Language to Educational Achievement
6.6 Discussion and Conclusion
References
7 Discussion and Conclusions
7.1 Comparative Evidence
7.2 Evaluation of Acculturation Findings
7.3 Educational Achievement and Acculturation Orientations
7.4 Boundary De-Construction Instead of Boundary Construction
References
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