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Publication details [#61508]

Gottardo, Alexandra, Xi Chen, Fanli Jia, Pohwee Koh and Adrian Pasquarella. 2016. English proficiency and acculturation among Chinese immigrant youth in Canada: a reciprocal relationship. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 37 (8) : 774–782.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

The findings of structural equation modelling bolster a mutual accord between English competence and mainstream acculturation after checking for age, length of stay in Canada, and nonverbal reasoning. Acquiring English may be one essential variable influencing cultural immersion stimulation in immigrant (here: Chinese) youth.