Language Integration of Adult Immigrants in the EU in the Context of Policy Measures

Klára Antesberger; Emese Schiller; Helga Dorner

doi:10.3311/ope.39394

Authors

Klára Antesberger

Affiliation

Klara Antesberger is a PhD student at the Doctoral School of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), in the Doctoral Programme in Andragogy. Her dissertation research focuses on the development of language learning autonomy among immigrants.
Emese Schiller

Affiliation

Emese Schiller works as an assistant professor at the Institute of Adult Education and Knowledge Management, at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. Her doctoral research focused on the development of learner autonomy, with particular attention to the unique needs and interests of older adults. Currently, she is focused on unlocking the potentials of intergenerational learning programs that are based at higher education institutions within the framework of an Erasmus+ cooperation partnership project and serves as a mentor coordinator at CHARM-EU University. Besides that, as a member of the Organizational and Work-integrated Learning Research Group, she also deals with the possibilities of supporting adult -and work-place learning. Emese has numerous internationally recognized publications and conference presentations, focusing on various aspects of adult learning. Her publications are primarily in English and are featured in journals ranked Q2, Q1, and D1 according to the Scimago Journal Ranking.
Helga Dorner

Affiliation

Abstract

The EU has had an action plan for integration and social inclusion since 2016 (European Commission, 2020), but national strategies vary between member states (Vareikyté, 2020). In line with this, the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) (Solano and Huddleston, 2020), which measures countries' success in integrating migrants, gives countries very different scores. As knowledge of the host country's language is key to immigrant integration (OECD, 2022), this research aims to examine the relationship between language integration policies and integration success as measured by the MIPEX. In this way, the present research can provide a new perspective on successful integration by linking successful integration to host country policies related to language integration.