Prof. Dr. Ulrich Mehlem
Faculty of Educational Sciences
Goethe-University Frankfurt
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6
D-60323 Frankfurt am Main
Tel: +49(0)69/798-36288
E-mail: Mehlem@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Goethe-University Frankfurt
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6Abstract:
The subproject focuses on the linguistic integration processes of newly immigrated children from minority groups of the Middle East and North Africa at primary schools in Hessen. The aim is to clarify the question of how the language(s) of origin develop in parallel to the learning of German, what role the learning of writing plays here and in what context these processes relate to the cultural orientations of the family in Germany (among other things as members of a minority) and the language offers of the school.
Work program:
In the project, the linguistic integration processes of children of primary school age, belonging to different minorities of the Middle East and North Africa, are to be viewed in a longitudinal perspective (if possible from the beginning of schooling in Germany for 18 months with three survey points apart each of 6 months). The focus is on the following aspects: