Twitter has been used for various kinds of sociological studies including also multi-lingual analysis. In this paper we study the phenomenon of multilingualism in Twitter from a novel viewpoint. We advance the existing studies by correlating user mobility and multilingualism. The results we show can be used for explaining the usage of languages based on user location and mobility.

The authors examined the extent to which Berry's (1997) acculturation orientation categories--assimilation, integration, separation, and marginalization--would emerge from a latent class analysis of continuous acculturation indices. Hispanic college students (N = 436) from Miami participated in the study. The authors used measures of heritage and American cultural orientations to create the lat...

The present interactive multimedia courseware is predominantely monolingual. On the other hand, economy, society and education are global and multilingual. Therefore, it seems reasonable to expect that multilingualism should bring benefits to the education process. This paper defines the aspects of multilingual interactive multimedia courseware composition and advocates for the support of multi...

The world’s demographics are in a state of flux. Approximately half of the world’s population is bilingual (Grosjean, 2010). Just over half of all Europeans speak a language other than the official language in a given country, and 25% of them report that they are able to hold a conversation in at least two additional languages (European Commission, 2012, p. 18). Biand multilingualism are also t...

Latin-American students make up the largest group of non-English speaking students in U.S. schools, and those who were not born in the U.S. make up the largest immigrant group. Although they face numerous challenges related to transitioning to a new language and culture, Latino immigrant students have been shown to have higher academic achievement than their domestic-born counterparts. This lit...

The aim of the article is to present self-stereotype people with homosexual orientation. For this purpose, study involved application Twenty Statements Test developed by Manford Kuhn, used describe oneself and perceive oneself. theoretical basis for considerations theory biculturalism in relation acquisition identity a minority group. It shows process acquiring „biculturalism” orientation, whic...

According to a September 2004 compilation (Almanac 2004), the number of the world’s population now online is approaching an extraordinary one billion. Fifteen countries account for about 70% of the total individuals online today. The United States has the largest single proportion online of any country, or 20% of the total. This reflects not merely its relatively large population size and advan...