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Chih-Hao Chang; Kwun Man Chiang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study investigates the language learning experiences of a migrant child in an underprivileged migrant-marriage family in Japan through narrative inquiry. Data were collected over the course of a year through a migrant child survey, reflective journals and interviews with the migrant child and his mother, homeroom teacher and tutor to…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Migrants, Personal Narratives, Longitudinal Studies
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Lapresta-Rey, Cecilio; Huguet, Ángel; Petreñas, Cristina; Ianos, Adelina – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
Located in Catalonia (Spain), and based on the Acculturation Theory applied to the field of linguistics, the objectives of this article are: (i) to detect and study the linguistic acculturation strategies of young people; (ii) to analyse the effects of origin and linguistic acculturation profiles relating to self-identifications with Spain and…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Acculturation, Language Usage, Spanish
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Abourehab, Yousra; Azaz, Mahmoud – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
This article examines the potential of pedagogical translanguaging in a community/heritage language context. With focus on Arabic as a multidialectal and multiglossic language, the paper primarily examines the function of translanguaging practices in teacher-learner and learner-learner interaction to construct and negotiate linguistic knowledge in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Code Switching (Language), Heritage Education, Second Language Learning
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Lamb, Martin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2013
Learning outcomes are always the product of the interaction between individual learner agency and social structures. Recently concern has been expressed about unequal access to English, recognised as an important resource for social advancement, for rural populations in developing countries. This paper explores this issue by focusing on one…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Social Systems
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Ganguly, S. R. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1985
Describes a study done to explore the impact of socioeconomic variables on ego-attitudes in second language learners, 12-16 years of age. There were significant differences between the children of professional and the children of working class parents in IQ and vocabulary but not in inferential comprehension.(SED)
Descriptors: Adolescents, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Intelligence Differences
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Convery, Anne; And Others – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Examines the perceptions of European teenagers living in Europe regarding that continent. The study focuses on their declared knowledge sources, attitudes towards a European identity and second language learning and future aspirations. The article discusses the role of schools, the media, and the home environment in shaping the perceptions of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Ethnic Groups, Family Environment