Immigrants’ linguistic abilities have an important impact on their access to employment opportunities on foreign labour markets. According to the American Community Survey, over 220,000 Poles in the United States (either immigrants or those who report Polish ancestry) are classified by the U.S. Census Bureau as limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. About 40% of Polish immigrants speak English less than very well.
Author: Anna Gruszczyńska
Anna Gruszczyńska
Anna Gruszczyńska is a postgraduate student at the University of Cambridge. Her last year’s undergraduate research in geography was a qualitative study of Polish immigrants in Hartford, CT, their English-language proficiency, and participation in the American labour market. Currently, she is studying motivations for and consequences of engagement in bilingual education among Polish immigrants in the UK’s changing political climate.