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Peer reviewedClachar, Arlene – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Addresses the social psychological paradox of learning a language, which in one interethnic situation represents the "ingroup" language, while in another interethnic context, it represents the "outgroup" language, a situation characterizing the language-learning experience of most Puerto Rican return migrants (PRRMs). (25…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College Students, Context Effect, English
Peer reviewedClachar, Arlene – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1992
Reports on a study that sought to determine whether adult English-as-a-Second-Language students with internal orientations on two dimensions of locus of control also had positive expectancies about their life situations in the United States and a higher degree of proficiency in their English interlanguage than their counterparts with external…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
