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ERIC Number: EJ541080
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1905
Migration and Multilingualism in Western Europe: A Case Study of the Netherlands.
Extra, Guus; Vallen, Ton
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v17 p151-69 1997
Reviews demographic and linguistic consequences of recent processes of migration and minority group influx in Western Europe and describes the case of the Netherlands to illustrate these effects. Highlights first- and second-language studies of immigrant and ethnic minority groups and notes resulting major demographic trends in Dutch society and education. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Demography, Dutch, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Language Research, Migration Patterns, Minority Groups, Multilingualism, Public Policy, Second Languages, Social Change, Trend Analysis, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Europe (West); Netherlands
Note: Theme issue: "Multilingualism."