Elderly Migrants’ Language Anxiety and Social Integration in China

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10.2991/978-2-38476-382-5_6How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Elderly migrants; Language anxiety; Social integration

Abstract

This paper primarily explores the relationship between language anxiety and social integration among elderly migrants. Based on interview materials and considering previous research, the researcher conducted an empirical study on the relationship between language anxiety and the social integration of elderly migrants. The main method used in this paper is a thematic analysis of interview data, monologue data, and listener feedback data. For the reasons for elderly migrants’ language barriers and language anxiety, we identified three themes: 1) individual background, 2) Mandarin and anxiety, and 3) linguistic landscapes and related factors in communication. As for how language anxiety impacts elderly migrants’ social integration, this study identified two themes: 1) language anxiety and social integration, and 2) measures implemented to promote the social integration of elderly migrants. Through these two themes, we explored the relationship between language anxiety and social integration among elderly migrants, as well as how to promote their social integration.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fang Liu
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/03/28
TI  - Elderly Migrants’ Language Anxiety and Social Integration in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Social Sciences and Educational Development (ICOSSED 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 44
EP  - 52
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-382-5_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-382-5_6
ID  - Liu2025
ER  -