German Language Acquisition of Refugee Children-The Role of Preschools and Language Instruction.

ABSTRACT: Mastering the language of the destination country is key to immigrant and refugee children's educational success. Refugee children typically face the challenge of starting or continuing their educational carrier in a completely new context and in a completely new language. In this study, we examine the role of preschool attendance and formal language instruction in supporting young refugee children to acquire destination language competencies. We pursue three research objectives: First, we aim at identifying relevant conditions associated with German language acquisition in general. Second, we examine the (relative) importance of institutional learning support in preschool and language instruction. Third, we investigate whether the benefits of attending preschool are m

SUBMITTER: Seuring J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125026 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature