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Direct linkDewaele, Jean-Marc – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2018
"Cunt" is currently one of the most offensive words in the English language and is usually censored in the English press and media. The present study looks firstly at differences between 1159 first (L1) and 1165 foreign (LX) users of English in their perceived understanding of the word, its perceived offensiveness and their self-reported…
Descriptors: Language Usage, English (Second Language), English, Native Language
Dewaele, Jean-Marc; McCloskey, James – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2015
The present study investigates inter-individual variation (linked to personality traits, multilingualism and sociobiographical variables) in the attitudes that 2035 multilinguals have of their own and others' foreign accent (FA). Data were collected through an online questionnaire. We found that multilinguals who were extraverted, emotionally…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Pronunciation, Multilingualism
Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
An analysis of data collected from 2347 users of English on their self-reported swearing behaviour in English revealed significant higher values for the 1159 native English (L1) users than for the 1165 English foreign language (LX) users. Parallel analyses on the data of the L1 and LX users revealed that the interlocutor effect was slightly…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Usage
Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Li, Wei – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2014
The present study is a large-scale quantitative analysis of intra-individual variation (linked to type of interlocutor) and inter-individual variation (linked to multilingualism, sociobiographical variables and three personality traits) in self-reported frequency of code-switching (CS) among 2116 multilinguals. We found a significant effect of…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Personality Traits, Multilingualism, Statistical Analysis
Download full textDewaele, Jean-Marc; Al-Saraj, Taghreed M. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
The present study focuses on the link between psychological, sociobiographical and linguistic variables and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety of 348 Arabic learners of English (250 females, 98 males). Data were collected using the Arabic Foreign Language Anxiety Questionnaire (AFLAQ; Al-Saraj, 2011, 2014) and an Arabic version of the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Environment, Arabs, English (Second Language)
Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Modern Language Journal, 2005
In this article I put forth the core argument that Second Language Acquisition (SLA) needs to account for the psychological and emotional dimensions of second language (L2) learning, but that a number of epistemological and methodological difficulties must be surmounted before this new research program can be a reality. To illustrate my arguments,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Language Research, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedDewaele, Jean-Marc; Pavlenko, Aneta – Language Learning, 2002
Examines five factors that may impact the use of second language emotion vocabulary. Considers the impact of language proficiency, gender, and extroversion on the use of emotion words in the advanced French interlanguage of 29 native Dutch speakers, and examines influence of sociocultural competence, gender, and type of linguistic material on use…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Dutch, Extraversion Introversion, French
