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Zhou, Yue; Liu, Yongcan – Language and Education, 2023
This article examines the dynamics of heritage language (HL) identity development by analysing the life history accounts of three Chinese heritage language (CHL) learners growing up in the UK. Drawing on narrative data, the study contributes to the growing body of HL identity research by capturing the individual trajectories of CHL learners…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Chinese, Language Maintenance, Foreign Countries
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Vlaeva, Denny; Dörnyei, Zoltán – Language Teaching Research, 2021
Future second language (L2) self-images have proven integral to L2 motivation, prompting several attempts to purposefully develop learners' ideal L2 selves over the past decade through the use of vision-building techniques. Some of these 'vision interventions' have reported successfully enhancing learners' L2 self-images and motivation; other…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries