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Motivations to Learn Catalan outside the Catalan-Speaking Community: Factors and Affecting Variables
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Manuel-Oronich, Ruben; Repiso-Puigdelliura, Gemma; Tudela-Isanta, Anna – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2023
While research on motivation has attracted a great deal of attention in relationship with L2 success, studies dealing with motivation on Languages Other than English and, particularly, on regional languages is scarce [Dörnyei, Z., & Al-Hoorie, A. H. (2017). The motivational foundation of learning languages other than global English:…
Descriptors: Romance Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation
A Transnational Multilingual Language Learning Journey: Examining Language Investment and the Intersectionality of Multiple Identities
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Marisol Massó; Peter De Costa – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This study presents the case of a multilingual refugee (Maji) of Kirundi, Swahili, French, and English, from Burundi living in the U.S., and examines the language ideologies and identities embedded in his transnational narratives. We analyze our focal participant's multi-layered transnational experiences using Darvin and Norton's (2015) model of…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Ecological Perspectives on Implementing Multilingual Pedagogies in Adult Foreign Language Classrooms -- A Comparative Case Study
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Gopalakrishnan, Anuradha – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2022
Multilingual pedagogies draw on learners' prior language knowledge and can offer considerable advantages in learning the target language. Yet language instruction, particularly in foreign language learning contexts, does not often capitalise on the multilingual assets of learners. The goal of this study is to understand what determines the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
L2 Distribution of Chinese Connectives: Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of a Discourse Grammar
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Lu, Yuan – Second Language Research, 2019
This study investigated second language distribution of Chinese connectives by tallying responses on a mini-discourse completion test taken by English-speaking learners with different language learning backgrounds and at different proficiency levels. The results showed that an underuse pattern underlay practically all Chinese connectives as a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Chinese, Form Classes (Languages), Cognitive Ability
Study Abroad Learners' Metalinguistic and Sociocultural Reflections on Short- and Long-Term International Experiences
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Schwieter, John W.; Ferreira, Aline; Miller, Paul Chamness – Intercultural Education, 2018
English-speaking learners of L2 Spanish who were taking part in a four-week study abroad program in Spain and Japanese-speaking learners of L2 English who were individually studying in year-long abroad experiences participated in the present study. Quantitative and qualitative data from language questionnaires and contact profiles along with…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Student Attitudes, Metalinguistics, Second Language Learning
Confucius Institute Programming in the United States: Language Ideology, Hegemony, and the Making of Chinese Culture in University Classes
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Stambach, Amy – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2015
This article explores how Confucius Institute teachers and U.S. students use language to index qualities of Chinese people and culture. The study draws on the model of "linguistic fact" to argue that students' and teachers' contextualized use of language occurs in relation to their different yet naturalized assumptions about a commonly…
Descriptors: Confucianism, Ideology, Asian Culture, Cultural Education