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| Author: | Tubergen, F. van Kalmijn, M. |
| Title: | Language proficiency and usage among immigrants in the Netherlands: Incentives or opportunities? |
| Journal: | European sociological review
2009 : APR, VOL. 25:2, p. 169-182 |
| Index terms: | immigration languages skills Netherlands |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article explores two dimensions of language (hereafter as: d-of-l.), the determinants of immigrants' language proficiency (henceforth as: l-prof.) and language use (as: l-use). It is questioned whether similar or different patterns underlie these two d-of-l. The data is collected from large-scale, repeated cross-sectional surveys especially designed to study Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands. The focus is on Dutch speaking skills and Dutch l-use with the partner. It is shown that despite speaking ability and l-use with the partner generally go hand-in-hand, the correlation seems modest. Among others, it is found that l-prof. and l-use are equally affected by migration motive, settlement intentions and ethnic concentration in the neighbourhood etc. |
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