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Multilingual Acquisition and Learning: An ecosystemic view to diversity
Edited by Elena Babatsouli
[Studies in Bilingualism 67] 2024
► pp. 272–294

Chapter 10
Speech and language assessment of multilingual children in Hungary

| University of Houston
| University of Pannonia
| Eötvös Loránd University
| University of Pannonia
| University of Pannonia
| University of Pannonia

For over 100 years, Hungary has consisted of predominantly Hungarian-speaking individuals with 98.9% claiming Hungarian as their native language in 2001. On the latest census in 2011, less than 7% of people living in Hungary identified themselves as belonging to a minority ethnic group. However, in recent years, Hungary has experienced an increase in immigrants whose home language is other than Hungarian. The educational system and speech-language pathology practices have not caught up with the reality of having non-Hungarian-speaking immigrants entering public schools. In this paper, we review the literature on the growing issue of how Hungarian society and its educational system are grappling with accommodating immigrants whose home language may be other than Hungarian.

Keywords: Hungarian, multilingualism, Hungary, minority languages, migration effects on education, speech-language pathology services for migrants
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Languages other than Hungarian spoken by historically represented ethnic minorities in Hungary
    • 2.1Roma
    • 2.2German
    • 2.3Slovak
    • 2.4Croatian
  • 3.Recent trends in immigration into Hungary and their impact on society
  • 4.Overview of speech-language pathology in a Hungarian context
  • 5.Implications of recent trends in immigrants on the Hungarian educational system and SLP services
  • 6.Potential solutions and future directions
  • References
Published online: 30 May 2024
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