The Linguistic Integration of Eritrean Asylum Seekers in Israel: A Gender Perspective

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Abstract

In this article, we use quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the gender related experiences and perceptions of Eritrean asylum-seekers in their linguistic encounter with Israeli society. Focused on the Eritrean community in the city of Rehovot, our findings suggest that men and women experience different communicative situations due to the domestic division of labor, and that women tend to perceive themselves as less dependent on language mediation or assistance than men when using basic services such as health and child education. In the absence of language assistance from Israeli institutions, traditional gender roles impose more challenging contexts of language socialization on women. Women are expected to take the children to health services and interact with kindergarten and school teachers, and, while they experience greater hardships than men by facing difficulties in these trying situations, they develop linguistic resourcefulness by participating in a broader range of communicative interactions with Israeli service providers. Key words: Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel, linguistic integration, language accessibility, gendered division of labor, translation and interpreting, refugee migration and gender. (From the article) Key words: Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel, linguistic integration, language accessibility, gendered division of labor, translation and interpreting, refugee migration and gender
Translated title of the contributionהשתלבותם הלשונית של מבקשי מקלט אריתראים בישראל בפרספקטיבה מגדרית \
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-73
Number of pages23
Journalעיונים בשפה וחברה
Volume18
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2024

IHP Publications

  • ihp
  • Eritreans
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Asylum, Right of
  • Social integration
  • Language and languages
  • Language acquisition
  • Tigrinya language
  • Hebrew language
  • Oral communication
  • Translating and interpreting
  • Families

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