Language maintenance or shift? : a study of Greek background students in Sweden

• This study explores and illustrates the process of language maintenance and shift among greek background students in Sweden, who attend home language instruction. The results show that students' attitudes learning greek were positive. The great majority of students indicated a strong in-group identification. Although the picture revealed in this study is one which in many respects seems to favour language maintenance, it is clear that there is a process of gradual shift taking place among the second generation greek students.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogy (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Tvåspråkighet Sverige

Grekiska språket

Svenska språket

Etnolingvistik

Greker-- Sverige

Invandrarungdomar-- Sverige

Invandrarbarn-- Sverige

Hemspråksundervisning-- Sverige

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

dok (subject category)