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ERIC Number: EJ1404405
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0026-7902
EISSN: EISSN-1540-4781
Bilingual Heritage Language Learning in China: Applying the Douglas Fir Group's Transdisciplinary Framework
Lu, Yuan; Ke, Chuanren
Modern Language Journal, v107 n4 p922-943 2023
Through the application of the Douglas Fir Group's transdisciplinary framework, this study investigated how three levels of mutually dependent influence (i.e., the micro level of social action and interaction, meso level of sociocultural institutions and communities, and macro level of ideological structures) operate across time and space to shape a bilingual heritage language learner's study-abroad (SA) experiences. Data were collected from standardized proficiency tests; language contact profiles; pre- and midprogram surveys; and interviews with the learner, classroom instructors, tutor-roommates, host family members, and the director of the SA program. The transdisciplinary framework enabled this study to expand its research focus and analytical scope, demonstrating that language learning was mediated by the three levels of mutually dependent influence in a dynamic and complex manner. This study has generated a richer understanding of multilayered complexity in heritage language development, advanced bilingual performance and proficiency, and bilingualism in language education and society.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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