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Developing personal integration projects through a Welsh language provision for adult migrants in Wales

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Minority Language Learning for Adult Migrants in Europe, Pages: 115 - 141

Swansea University Author: Gwennan Higham Orcid Logo

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This study examines the experiences of four adult migrants enrolled on a new Welsh for Speakers of Other Languages (WSOL) provision in Wales. It investigates the investment of these migrants in learning Welsh and the impact of WSOL on their self-development goals in a new host country, described in...

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Published in: Minority Language Learning for Adult Migrants in Europe
ISBN: 9781032379777 9781003342892
Published: New York Routledge 2024
Online Access: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003342892-6/developing-personal-integration-projects-welsh-language-provision-adult-migrants-wales-gwennan-higham
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