Publications

Publication details [#15033]

Kheimets, Nina G. and Alek D. Epstein. 2001. English as a central component of success in the professional and social integration of scientists from the former Soviet Union in Israel. Language in Society 30 (2) : 187–215.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

immigrant | language policy | language status

Language as a subject

English, L2-acquisition of | Hebrew

Place, Publisher

Cambridge University Press

ISBN

0047-4045

Journal WWW

journals.cambridge.org/

Annotation

Having observed that the ability to speak English contributes significantly to successful integration of Russian immigrants in Israel, implications for Israeli language policy are drawn. Besides promoting the acquisition of Hebrew, Israeli language policy should equally promote the acquisition of English.