The Resilience of Students with an Immigrant Background

THE RESILIENCE OF STUDENTS WITH AN IMMIGRANT BACKGROUND: FACTORS THAT SHAPE WELL-BEING © OECD 2018 Immigrant students face multiple sources of disadvantage that affect their academic performance and their general well-being. Fluency in the language spoken in the host country is one of these source factors. Language barriers can also amplify the effects of other sources of disadvantage, such as having migrated after the age of 12, lack of parental support, studying in a disadvantaged school or attending a school with a poor disciplinary climate. This chapter examines language as a risk factor when considering the academic, social, emotional and motivational resilience of immigrant students. Chapter 5 Language barriers and the resilience of students with an immigrant background