This article presents a critical overview of theoretical approaches and frameworks to
language maintenance and shift research in the area of immigrant languages. It covers the …

Abstract Language education policy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a
complex set of norms, beliefs, and practices deeply rooted in the history of the region …

This paper focuses on the process of linguistic assimilation among post-1990 immigrants
arriving in Israel under the Law of Return. We analyse levels of Hebrew proficiency among …

Although Arabic is the native language of a fifth of the Israeli population, its representation in
the Israeli linguistic landscape (LL) is problematic. Adopting a sociolinguistic framework that …

This book constitutes the first systematic and critical discussion of questions of immigration
and society in Israel from a global perspective. The comprehensive study covers the 30-year …

This chapter focuses on the historical evolution and critical debates associated with
research in the area of language, culture, and identity, with special attention paid to the …

Grounded in critical pedagogies, this study invites Palestinian-Israeli students to reflect on
the limited representation of their indigenous language in the Israeli linguistic landscape …

There is a consensus within the ethnic return migration literature that ethnic migrants
experience difficulty integrating into the ethnic homeland due to (1) state policies that inhibit …

There has been a surprising dearth of research on language maintenance and shift in New
Zealand over the last decade. This thesis addresses this gap by examining incipient patterns …

There has been a substantial amount of research on language maintenance and shift
(LMLS) and language variation and change (LVC) in New Zealand in the last four decades …