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The Relationship Between Language Policy and Migration: The Case of Language Use Among Croatian Migrant Workers in Norway
2020. urn:nbn:hr:162:936972
Zeljak, Mateja
University of Zadar
Department of English

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Zeljak, M. (2020). The Relationship Between Language Policy and Migration: The Case of Language Use Among Croatian Migrant Workers in Norway (Master's thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:936972

Zeljak, Mateja. "The Relationship Between Language Policy and Migration: The Case of Language Use Among Croatian Migrant Workers in Norway." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:936972

Zeljak, Mateja. "The Relationship Between Language Policy and Migration: The Case of Language Use Among Croatian Migrant Workers in Norway." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:936972

Zeljak, M. (2020). 'The Relationship Between Language Policy and Migration: The Case of Language Use Among Croatian Migrant Workers in Norway', Master's thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 19 April 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:936972

Zeljak M. The Relationship Between Language Policy and Migration: The Case of Language Use Among Croatian Migrant Workers in Norway [Master's thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2020 [cited 2024 April 19] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:936972

M. Zeljak, "The Relationship Between Language Policy and Migration: The Case of Language Use Among Croatian Migrant Workers in Norway", Master's thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:936972

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TitleThe Relationship Between Language Policy and Migration: The Case of Language Use Among Croatian Migrant Workers in Norway
Title (croatian)Odnos između jezične politike i migracije: analiza jezične uporabe među hrvatskim radnicima migrantima u Norveškoj
AuthorMateja Zeljak
MentorSanja Škifić (mentor)
Committee memberAnna Martinović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberSanja Škifić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberLidija Štrmelj (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2020-09-24, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
With the last wave of migration beginning several years ago, some Croatian workers managed to find a new home in Norway. In order to communicate with Norwegians, they should speak a language, common to both Croatians and Norwegians. That language is usually English or lingua franca. The aim of this paper is to examine proficiency levels in English among Croatian migrant workers as well as the ways they learned it and situations in which English is useful for them. This paper consists of two parts. The first part presents the theoretical framework and the second part is the analysis of the collected data. The research was conducted among 25 Croatian migrant workers in Norway who filled out a questionnaire consisting of both open-ended and closed-ended questions. The conclusion is that Croatian migrant workers are open to learning the English language and easily adapt in a foreign country when it comes to using a foreign language, specifically the English language. What has aided these Croatian migrant workers is Croatia's national language policy, which provides Croatians the opportunity to study English from an early age. Consequently, Croatian migrant workers do not encounter many difficulties in studying and using the English language and have embraced the fact that it is basically the primary way of communication with people in Norway. Their interest in other foreign languages is also evident.
Abstract (croatian)
S posljednjih valom migracija koji je počeo prije nekoliko godina, pojedini hrvatski radnici su našli novi dom u Norveškoj. Za potrebe komunikacije s Norvežanima, potrebno je da govore jezik koji je zajednički i Hrvatima i Norvežanima. Taj jezik je obično engleski jezik ili lingua franca. Cilj ovog rada je proučiti razinu poznavanja engleskog jezika među hrvatskim radnicima migrantima kao i načine na koji su ga naučili i situacije u kojima im je engleski jezik koristan. Rad se sastoji od dva dijela. Prvi dio predstavlja teorijsku podlogu, a drugi dio je analiza prikupljenih podataka. Istraživanje je provedeno među 25 hrvatskih radnika migranata u Norveškoj koji su ispunili upitnik koji se sastojao od pitanja otvorenog i zatvorenog tipa. Zaključak je da su hrvatski radnici migranti otvoreni za učenje engleskog jezika te da se lako prilagođavaju u stranoj zemlji u situacijama gdje se koristi strani jezik, preciznije, engleski jezik. Ono što im je pomoglo je jezična politika Hrvatske koja dopušta Hrvatima da uče engleski jezik od rane dobi. Stoga, hrvatski radnici migranti ne nailaze na puno poteškoća kod učenja i uporabe engleskog jezika te su prihvatili činjenicu da je to, u suštini, glavni način komunikacije s ljudima u Norveškoj. Također je vidljiva i njihova zainteresiranost za druge strane jezike.
Keywords
Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:936972
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Research
Course: Research
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Type of resourceText
File originBorn digital
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