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Download full textDu, Xujia – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Numerous studies have examined sojourners' L2 motivation during their stay abroad. Much remains unknown about the impact of study abroad (SA) experiences on their L2 motivation after they return to the home environment. This study tracked the English learning motivation of three Chinese university students from immediately after their…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Learning Experience, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning
Hessel, Gianna – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
"Crossing borders" features prominently as a theme in study abroad, not only in terms of students' physical border crossings but also in their intercultural interactions with second language (L2) speakers whose background (linguistic and otherwise) they may perceive as markedly different from their own. Researchers have had a…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes
Oxford, Rebecca L.; Cuéllar, Lourdes – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
Using the principles of positive psychology and the tools of narrative research, this article focuses on the psychology of five language learners who crossed cultural and linguistic borders. All five were university students learning Chinese in Mexico, and two of them also studied Chinese in China. The grounded theory approach was used to analyze…
Descriptors: Psychology, Personal Narratives, Chinese, Second Language Learning
Te Huia, Awanui – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
Motivations of Maori heritage language learners are explored within this qualitative study. "Te reo" Maori (the Maori language) is currently classed as endangered (Reedy et al., 2011), which calls for the exploration of the motivational experiences of Maori heritage language learners. A total of 19 interviews with beginner, intermediate…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Qualitative Research, Learning Motivation, Malayo Polynesian Languages
