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Tag Archives: Turkish
Turkish alphabetisation for German integration
Contemporary Germany is the 3rd largest immigrant-receiving country internationally. In 2008, 15.6mio inhabitants (19% out of a total of 82.1mio) were post-1950 immigrants or their descendants (German Bureau of Statistics). With 2.9mio, Turks constitute the largest group of these. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Multiculturalism alive and well in Austria
English EnglishI love public libraries. Here in Sydney, our family regularly spends time in our local public library and in the Persian library in Parramatta. We treat public libraries a bit like an indoors park: a public space where we … Continue reading
Multilingualism 2.0
The social networking market research site Inside Facebook has some intriguing language stats. In July, the fastest-growing languages on Facebook were Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish and French. The Portuguese growth rate was a staggering 11.8%. Arabic grew by 9.2%, Spanish by … Continue reading
Visiting the Ausländerbehörde
If you are a student or a guest researcher (like me) in Berlin and you need to get or renew a visa or need to change your visa status, you need to wait. The Ausländerbehörde (Immigration Office), which serves Berlin’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ausländer, Ausländeramt, Ausländerbehörde, Berlin, Deutsch, Deutschland, German, Germany, Intercultural Communication, Linguistic landscape, Migration, Monolingualism, Multiculturalism, Multilingualism, Social inclusion, Turkish
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On the fine line between humour and racism
The supermarkets of Germany are the site of a more sinister example of multilingual diversity marketing. The pictured chip packet leaps off the shelf with its mix of German, English and a caricature with a knife offering you “Hakans Lümütüd … Continue reading
