“…Social and economic integration and the promotion of social cohesion among immigrants remain the ultimate pillars of immigration policies in many host countries around the world. Previous studies have demonstrated that a good command of the language of the host country is important in accentuating the adaptation of immigrants both economically and socially, and in promoting their belonging to and engagement in the society in general (Borjas, 1990;Chiswick & Miller, 1995;Dustmann & Van Soest, 2001;Antecol et al, 2003;Bleakley & Chin, 2004;Bleakley & Chin, 2010). Recent studies have also documented that the linguistic distance between the language spoken in the sending and receiving countries strongly affects the international migration flows as well as the language acquisition in the host country (Chiswick & Miller, 2005;Belot & Ederveen, 2012;Isphording & Otten, 2014;Adsera & Pytlikova, 2015).…”