THE SIGNS OF ACCULTURATION AND ASSIMILATION IN THE LANGUAGE OF MASS MEDIA
Keywords:
assimilation, acculturation, culture shock, language attitudes, cultural notions.Abstract
Acculturation and language proficiency have been found to be related both in terms of second language acquisition (Schumann, 1978, 1986) and socio-psychological adjustment in intercultural communication (Ward, Bochner, & Furnham, 2001). However, predictions about the effect of a particular strategy on success differ, assimilation creates the most favorable conditions for SLA and serves as integration for general well-being.
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