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first understanding of the linguistic situation of older migrants within this setting, interviews with ten healthcare consultants with insight into their local Turkish community were conducted, forming a ‘needs-analysis’ of this group.
It emerged that older migrants rely heavily on their ethnically close-knit networks for information and care. In communicating their
healthcare needs to others outside the family, the older migrants experience language barriers, directly resulting from low L2 proficiency
and L2 anxiety. These barriers prevent access to health information and induce dependence. This initial exploration of the interplay between
language and aging in a migrant population can be used as input into more advanced, empirical investigations.
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