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Download full textThompson, Amy S. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Two concepts of multilingualism that relate to the selves aspect of Dörnyei's (2009) L2 motivational self system (L2MSS) are highlighted in this article: Thompson's concept of "perceived positive language interaction" (PPLI) and Henry's notion of the "ideal multilingual self." With the dynamic model of multilingualism informing…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Self Concept, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Serafini, Ellen J. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Drawing on theoretical insights from a complex dynamic systems framework, this work explores the ways that learner selves, as they relate to learning and using languages, manifest across different contexts and timescales and emerge in interaction with various factors. First, a broad overview of dynamically-oriented L2 motivation research is…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Second Language Learning, Systems Approach, Learning Motivation
Vashti Wai Yu Lee; Lee Her; Peter I. De Costa – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
This article presents a narrative inquiry of a Chinese heritage mother to theorize and explicate how historical, relational, and spatial processes impacted her negotiation with power and agency in relation to her own heritage language (HL) identity development. A narrative approach enables us to draw on participant counter-stories against master…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Cultural Background, Bilingual Education, Chinese
Luo, Wen-Hsing – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study investigates Taiwanese university students' experience of English use, aims of learning English and attitudes toward English as a lingua franca (ELF). The notion of ELF has been researched in the field of English language teaching. However, English teaching practice targeting native-speaker (NS) norms is still prevailing in English…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Usage
De Wilde, Vanessa; Eyckmans, June – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
In this paper the incidental language acquisition of 11-year-old Flemish children (n = 30) who have not received any formal English instruction is investigated. The study looks into children's English proficiency and the learner characteristics that can be associated with it. In order to measure the children's English proficiency, a receptive…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Linguistic Input, Native Language
Waniek-Klimczak, Ewa – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
Acculturation and language proficiency have been found to be inter-related both from the perspective of second language acquisition (Schumann, 1978, 1986) and socio-psychological adaptation in cross-cultural contacts (Ward, Bochner, & Furnham, 2001). However, the predictions as to the effect of a particular strategy on success differ, with…
Descriptors: Acculturation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
