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Relations between Second-Language Proficiency and National Identification: The Case of Immigrants in Germany

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Hochman, Oshrat
Davidov, Eldad

Abstract

This article discusses and empirically tests the relations between German language proficiency and national identification with Germany among first-generation immigrants in Germany. It presents three theoretical arguments: (i) language proficiency positively affects national identification; (ii) c... view more

This article discusses and empirically tests the relations between German language proficiency and national identification with Germany among first-generation immigrants in Germany. It presents three theoretical arguments: (i) language proficiency positively affects national identification; (ii) contrastingly, national identification positively influences language proficiency; and (iii) there is a reciprocal relationship between both constructs. To test these potentially contradictory claims empirically, we use data on firstgeneration immigrants in Germany measured in four waves (1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003) from the German Socio-Economic Panel study. Language proficiency is operationalized with the variable proficiency in German language. Hypotheses are tested using autoregressive cross-lagged structural equation models. Findings demonstrate an effect of language proficiency on national identification among immigrants in Germany. However, data provide no support for an effect in the other direction.... view less

Keywords
competence; German language; German as a second language; first generation; Federal Republic of Germany; SOEP; cultural integration; knowledge of languages; language behavior; immigration; national identity

Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology

Free Keywords
Socio-Economic Panel; autoregressiv Cross-Lagged; ARCL

Document language
English

Publication Year
2014

Page/Pages
p. 344-359

Journal
European Sociological Review, 30 (2014) 3

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcu043

ISSN
1468-2672

Status
Postprint; peer reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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