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Lee, Jerry Won – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2014
In response to the limitations of the nation-state as a conceptual frame for the study of linguistic landscapes (LL), this article argues for a transnational approach that accounts for the material reconfigurations and symbolic reimaginations of space in the context of global flows and migrations (Appadurai, 1996). This approach enables one to…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Language Research, Multilingualism, Neighborhoods
Walls, Laura – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study investigates the dynamics in the Spanish classroom between heritage language learner (HLL) dyads, second language learner (L2L) dyads, and mixed HLL-L2L dyads. Specifically, it examines oral, written and embodied discourse that informs our understanding of how learners attend to language. Analysis for this dissertation examined…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Second Language Learning, Discourse Analysis, Video Technology
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Kenkel, James; Yates, Robert – Written Communication, 2009
In the tradition of work by Shaughnessy (1977) and Bartholomae (1980) applying concepts from second language acquisition research to developing writing, we explore the commonalities of L1 and L2 writers on the specific level of linguistic choices needed to order information within and across sentence boundaries. We propose that many of the kinds…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, Second Language Learning, Sentences, College Students