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Direct linkKubota, Ryuko – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2016
Neoliberal ideology compels people to develop language skills as human capital. As English is considered to be the most useful language for global communication, learning, and teaching, English has been promoted in many countries. However, the belief that English connects people from diverse linguistic backgrounds in a borderless society…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Language Attitudes, Human Capital, Qualitative Research
Dulfano, Isabel; Rubio, Fernando – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
The objective of this paper is to trace the actual demand on enrolments over time, as much as the history of wavering public and academic sentiment towards teaching and speaking Spanish in this country during the last century. Secondarily, we examine the question of the value of mother tongue fluency or the acquisition, mastery and usage of the…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
Johnson, Ian – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2010
This article aims to develop the concept of ethnolinguistic vitality by adopting a qualitative approach to vitality rather than the statistical approach traditionally used. Ten small-size focus group style interviews were held with members of the Welsh-Argentinean community in the Chubut Province in the south of Argentina in order to explore…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Tourism, Cultural Maintenance, Focus Groups
Cline, Tony; Crafter, Sarah; O'Dell, Lindsay; de Abreu, Guida – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2011
In recently arrived immigrant families, children and young people often act as language brokers for their parents and other adults. In public and academic debate, this activity is sometimes portrayed negatively as imposing excessive burdens of responsibility on the young people. This paper reports an analysis of qualitative data from a broader…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Young Adults, Monolingualism, Immigrants
McEntee-Atalianis, Lisa J. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2011
The concept of "Ethnolinguistic Vitality" (EV) has received variable acceptance and support since its introduction by Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor. It has especially proven to be a valuable heuristic in studies of language maintenance and shift. However, the reliability and validity of the instruments used to investigate EV, especially…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Heuristics, Reliability, Validity
Ryan, Stephen – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2009
This article has emerged from a large-scale, nationwide attitudinal study (n=2397) into the motivation of learners of English in Japan, which initially found that enjoyment of the learning experience seemed to be the major factor in the motivation of English learners. However, subsequent examination of the data revealed several incongruities in…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
