Avustralya’daki Türkçe Konuşurlarının Kültürel Yönelimlerinde Nesiller Arası Farklılıklar

Öz

Bu makalede Avustralya Türk toplumunun kültürel yönelimleri ve dil kullanımları 283 katılımcıdan toplanan veriler doğ- rultusunda tartışılmaktadır. Batı Avrupa’daki göçmen Türk gruplarına kıyasla Avustralya Türk toplumu oldukça küçüktür. Avustralya’daki başka kültürlere ve dillere saygıya dayalı çoğulcu politikalar gözetilince, Avustralya Türk toplumunun dilsel ve kültürel olarak Avustralya’ya büyük ölçüde uyum sağ- ladığı ön görülebilir. Yapılan çalışmanın sonuçları bu öngörü- leri destekler niteliktedir. Türkçe konuşan göçmenler hem anadillerine karşı hem de İngilizceye karşı çok olumlu tutumlara sahipler. Ancak dil kullanımı dil tercihi ve dil hâkimiyeti konusunda kuşaklar arasında ciddi farklılıklar ortaya çıkmıştır. Genelde Türk göçmenlerin Avustralya’ya çok ileri düzeyde uyum sağladığı ve hâkim toplumla bütünleştiği kolaylıkla söylenebilir. İkinci ve üçüncü kuşak arasında yaygın olan anadilinden uzaklaşma dikkat çekici oranlardadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kültürel yönelimler, Avustralya’da Türkçe, dil sürdürümü ve değișimi, çoğulculuk, Türk göçü

Intergenerational Differences in Acculturation Orientations of Turkish Speakers in Australia

Öz

In this paper, acculturation and language orientations among Turkish speakers in Australia (n = 283) are discussed. Compared to West European countries, the Turkish community in Australia is much smaller. Given the prevalent pluralism ideology in Australia, a high level of sociocultural adjustment and a high level of ethnic orientation and language use were expected in Australia. The predictions were largely borne out. Turkish speakers have positive attitudes towards their mother tongue and towards English. However, there were large differences between the generations regarding language, use, choice and dominance. Turkish speakers show high levels of integration into the mainstream society. Language shift observed among second and third generations requires further reflection

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Acculturation orientations, Turkish in Australia, language maintenance and shift, pluralism, Turkish migration

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