Parents and children talk
Subtitle: the family dynamics of English language proficiency
By: by Barry R. Chiswick, Yew Liang Lee, Paul W. Miller.
Contributors: Liang Lee, Yew.; Miller, Paul W.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1216; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: English language -- Acquisition; Second language acquisition; Immigrants -- Language; Family
Description: "This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly incorporating dynamics among family members -- mother, father and children. Single equation, bivariate, and four-state (multivariate) probit analyses are employed. Immigrant English language skills are greater the younger the age at migration, the longer the duration of residence, the higher the level of education, and for immigrants not from Asia. Large positive correlations in the unmeasured determinants of proficiency exist between spouses, between siblings, and between parents and children, although the latter relationship is stronger for the mother"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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