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Shen, Bin; Bai, Barry; Park, Moonyoung – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
As an intimidating school subject for students globally, writing requires a high level of motivation, especially for second language (L2) learners. Despite abundant research on motivation in both first language (L1) writing and L2 learning, L2 writing motivation warrants more attention. To bridge the gap, the study intends to present an overall…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Writing (Composition), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Leung, Alex Ho-Cheong – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
This paper explores the purported negative influence of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) on child second language acquisition (SLA) by studying Hong Kong Cantonese children's listening ability in second language (L2) English. 31 kindergarten third graders aged 4;6 to 6, and 29 first year secondary students aged 11-14 who have had a Filipino…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Grade 3, Listening Skills