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Direct linkYates, Lynda – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2011
While first language social networks offer immigrants practical and emotional support in the early period of their settlement in a new country, the development of social networks through English is crucial at this time not only for the acquisition of the linguistic and social capital vital to their long-term advancement, but also for the…
Descriptors: Social Change, Social Networks, Social Capital, Immigrants
