Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ530889
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Publication Date: 1996
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The Role of Learner Subjectivity in Second Language Sociolinguistic Competency: Western Women Learning Japanese.
Siegal, Meryl
Applied Linguistics, v17 n3 p356-82 Sep 1996
Examines the intersection of learner identity, social position, and second-language acquisition. The article, which focuses on a case study of a white woman learning Japanese in Japan, presents a conversation between the learner and her professor to show the dynamic coconstruction of identity and sociolinguistic proficiency within conversational interactions. (50 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Body Language, Case Studies, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Females, Foreign Countries, Interaction Process Analysis, Japanese, Language Proficiency, Role Perception, Second Language Learning, Self Concept, Sociolinguistics, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Whites
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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