Publications

Publication details [#46044]

Szuber, Anna. 2007. Native Polish-speaking Adolescent Immigrants' Exposure to and Use of English. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 10 (1) : 26–57.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

adolescent | foreign language acquisition | immigrant | language mixing | language use

Language as a subject

English

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This study examines the link between experienced language environments and age on arrival (11 to 19 years old) of a group of native Polish-speaking adolescent immigrants to the USA. The findings demonstrate English second language exposure and use across different settings is crucial in enabling these students to attain high second language proficiency skills.