The Use of Turkish as the Mother Tongue in Multicultural Settings in Germany

Mustafa Cakir ()
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Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences, 2002, vol. 2, issue 1, 39-58

Abstract: This study investigates how the second and third generation Turkish immigrants in Germany learn their first language (L1), and how their L1 knowledge contributes to their attempts to adjust themselves to the society they live in. Section one focuses on the way Turkish citizens in Germany use Turkish. Section Two explains the relationship between acculturation and first&second language teaching in Germany. In Section Three, the correlation between L1 development and academic achievement is discussed. Section Four focuses on the external factors affecting L1 development and social adjustment. Finally, Section Five includes a number of suggestions on how to sustain social adjustment of Turkish children in Germany and how to help them maintain academic success in the school system of Germany.

Keywords: First language; mother tongue; native language; Turkish in Germany; use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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