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The impact of the language barrier on the success of Hungarian minority women in the higher education system of Serbia

Temida, 2017, Vol.20 (1), p.77-93

ISSN: 1450-6637 ;EISSN: 2406-0941 ;DOI: 10.2298/TEM1701077L

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  • Title:
    The impact of the language barrier on the success of Hungarian minority women in the higher education system of Serbia
  • Author: Lendák-Kabók, Karolina
  • Subjects: female students and professors ; higher education ; Hungarian minority ; language barrier
  • Is Part Of: Temida, 2017, Vol.20 (1), p.77-93
  • Description: The subject of the paper is to analyze the impact of the language barrier faced by Hungarian minority female professors and students in the higher education sys?tem of Serbia. The aim of this paper is to propose measures which might allow Hungarian minority students to overcome the language barrier more easily and to raise awareness for the need of more Hungarian women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The analysis is based on twenty four semi-structured interviews conducted with minority Hungarian female professors and students, who are working or studying at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Interviews were conducted with a pre-composed questionnaire between the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015. Interviewees were chosen with a snowball sampling method. Results of analysis show that the majority of Hungarian women face a language barrier at the start of their studies, mostly because of their limited knowledge of the majority?s language. These barriers were more pronounced in Hungarian female students than with professor. This phenomenon can be attributed to the time in which they grew up, or to a different social environment of the twentieth century, when bilingualism was completely natural, from which, less segregation of the nations resulted and a better knowledge of the Serbian language. The professors particularly point out that being bilingual is a great advantage and that their knowledge of several languages was a key advantage in their academic careers. With the analysis of the interviews it was determined that the language barrier was mostly pronounced for students of social sciences and humanities (SSH), where language is the primary tool of communication. The language barrier was less important for the students studying in STEM sciences, where students and professors interact through formulas and written exams. nema
  • Publisher: Victimology Society of Serbia and Prometej-Beograd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1450-6637
    EISSN: 2406-0941
    DOI: 10.2298/TEM1701077L
  • Source: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
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