Poster
The Impact of Multilingualism and its Implications for Language Use and Well-Being among First-Generation Russian-Speaking Immigrant Students in Germany
My poster to shares insights from my research on the experiences of first-generation Russian-speaking immigrant students in Germany. Germany has undergone a remarkable demographic shift. Currently, one in every six university students comes from abroad, with Russian being among the most widely spoken immigrant languages. My research examines how multilingualism shapes everyday life and well-being for these students. Using qualitative methods, an online questionnaire for demographic context and semi-structured interviews in the participants’ language of choice, I explored how language use, identity, and integration are interconnected. The participants came to Germany within the last three years and were university students across Germany