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Language shift among adolescent ethnic German immigrants: Predictors of increasing use of German over time

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2012
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Michel, A., Titzmann, P. F., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2012). Language shift among adolescent ethnic German immigrants: Predictors of increasing use of German over time. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 36(2), 248–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.10.002

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This study examined language shift from speaking Russian to German longitudinally in a sample of 229 adolescent immigrants (Mage = 16.14, Mlength of residence = 6.26, 67% female). Our aims were to test whether language shift can be found in adolescent first generation immigrants and to test whether variables indicative of (a) linguistic adaptability, i.e., the efficiency to learn, speak and use a second language, (b) the amount of contact with native Germans, and (c) the motivation to use German, predicted differences in adolescents’

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  • Michel, A
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  • Titzmann, P F
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  • Silbereisen, R K
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36

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2

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248

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English

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2012

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2012-12-27

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Pergamon

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0147-1767

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147 since deposited on 2012-12-27
Acq. date: 2025-11-13

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Michel, A., Titzmann, P. F., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2012). Language shift among adolescent ethnic German immigrants: Predictors of increasing use of German over time. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 36(2), 248–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.10.002

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