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Language proficiency and sociocultural integration of Canadian newcomers
Applied Psycholinguistics ( IF 1.828 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-03 , DOI: 10.1017/s0142716420000375
Reza Nakhaie

This paper evaluates the sociocultural integration of newcomers, paying special attention to language proficiency while taking into account the importance of the assimilation, cultural fit, and social network perspectives. Analyses are based on administrative data collected by the YMCA of South Western Ontario regarding 2,493 of their clients. Results reveal that newcomers’ length of residency, ethnic origin, and social networks play a significant role in the sociocultural integration of newcomers. The longer the newcomers have resided in Canada, the higher their level of sociocultural integration. Non-Europeans displayed a lower level of sociocultural integration than Europeans. However, the most important predictor of sociocultural integration was language proficiency. Not only did language proficiency have a strong and independent effect, but it also tended to level out differences in sociocultural integration of those who had resided in Canada for a short period compared to those living in Canada for a longer period. Similarly, language proficiency decreased sociocultural integration differences between Europeans and ethnic minority newcomers. The policy implications of the results are discussed.

中文翻译:

加拿大新移民的语言能力和社会文化融合

本文评估新移民的社会文化融合,特别关注语言能力,同时考虑同化、文化契合和社会网络观点的重要性。分析基于安大略省西南部基督教青年会收集的有关其 2,493 名客户的行政数据。结果表明,新移民的居住时间、种族出身和社交网络在新移民的社会文化融合中发挥着重要作用。新移民在加拿大居住的时间越长,他们的社会文化融合程度就越高。非欧洲人的社会文化融合程度低于欧洲人。然而,社会文化融合最重要的预测因素是语言能力。语言能力不仅具有强大而独立的影响,但它也倾向于消除那些在加拿大短期居住的人与那些在加拿大居住较长时间的人在社会文化融合方面的差异。同样,语言能力降低了欧洲人和少数民族新移民之间的社会文化融合差异。讨论了结果的政策含义。
更新日期:2020-09-03
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