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L2 Confidence Development of ELF International Students in Taiwan
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Hanna Panggabean; I-Chung Ke; Alemina Br. Perangin-angin – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2023
Second Language (L2) confidence is considered an affective variable for L2 users to claim ownership of English. However, the findings of previous studies could not be generalized to international students in a non-English-speaking context like Taiwan since English mainly functions as a lingua franca among individuals with diverse first languages.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Self Esteem
University Students' Perceptions of English as an International Language (EIL) in Taiwan and South Korea
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Lee, Ju Seong; Chen Hsieh, Jun – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
This study investigated Taiwanese and Korean students' perceptions of four aspects of English as an International Language (EIL): Current Status of English (CSE), Varieties of English (VE), Strategies for Multilingual/Multicultural Communication (SMC), and English Speakers' Identity (ESI). The authors surveyed a total of 246 non-English majors at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Variation, Second Language Learning
Defining "Native Speaker" in Multilingual Settings: English as a Native Language in Asia
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Hansen Edwards, Jette G. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
The current study examines how and why speakers of English from multilingual contexts in Asia are identifying as native speakers of English. Eighteen participants from different contexts in Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, India, Taiwan, and The Philippines, who self-identified as native speakers of English participated in hour-long interviews…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Normative Standard of Mandarin in Taiwan: An Analysis of Variation in Metapragmatic Discourse
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Brubaker, Brian Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
It has been argued for many years that a new standard of Mandarin is developing within Taiwan, distinct from the official form based on the Beijing pronunciation, as well as the nonstandard vernacular, Taiwan-guoyu. The parameters by which this new standard, Taiwanese Mandarin, may be recognized, however, and the extent to which it exists in…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Language Variation, Mandarin Chinese, Foreign Countries
World Englishes and Identity Construction: A Qualitative Analysis of Two Taiwanese EFL Undergraduates' Viewpoints
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Yeh, Ling-Miao – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2013
This study aims to explore the shifting roles of Standard English and World Englishes in the identity construction process of EFL learners. This was a qualitative study of two Taiwanese EFL undergraduate students in Taiwan, which synthesized the data from (1) three semi-structured interviews, (2) field notes, (3) an opinion survey, and (4) the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Student Attitudes, Language Variation, English (Second Language)
Exploring the Relationship between EFL College Students' Multimodal Literacy Practices and Identity on Academic Language Use
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Wu, Hsiao-Ping – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The study investigates whether the informal interactive written discourse in instant messaging (IM) is permeating the more formal writing of English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) college students, and how students' identities are constructed in terms of English multiliteracies in Taiwan. The study is designed as a qualitative case study. The…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Discourse Analysis, Essays, Foreign Countries