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Direct linkGao, Xuesong – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2010
This article reports on a longitudinal inquiry into mainland Chinese students' language learning experiences with a focus on their efforts to improve their English competence in a leading English medium University in Hong Kong. The inquiry problematizes an uncritical assumption of a shared pursuit of linguistic competence among different students…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Social Networks
Gao, Xuesong – Studies in Higher Education, 2008
This article draws on a longitudinal study of a group of mainland Chinese students' English learning experiences in an English medium university in Hong Kong, and explores the dynamic nature of their language learning motivation prior to and after their arrival in Hong Kong. The study identified "context-mediated" and…
Descriptors: Socialization, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
