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ERIC Number: EJ740915
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 18
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0260-1370
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Language Education of Adult Immigrants in Greece: Current Trends and Future Developments
Mattheoudakis, M.
International Journal of Lifelong Education, v24 n4 p319-336 Jul-Aug 2005
The increasing number of immigrants living and working in Greece has proven to be a challenge for the social as well as educational policy of this country. In order to help adult immigrants to integrate into society and facilitate their access to the job market, the Greek state has introduced special language education programmes. This paper discusses the current trends in Greece regarding immigrant language education and presents findings of a survey which aimed at exploring immigrants' language needs and preferences. The results of this survey indicate a high interest by immigrants in learning Greek but a very low level of enrolment on and attendance of language courses. As a knowledge of Greek is necessary to improve immigrants' socio-economic and professional status, it is suggested that cooperation between immigrant associations and educational policy-makers is necessary for the design of successful language programmes and the promotion of Greece's policy of integration. (Contains 5 figures, 7 notes, and 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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