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Zhibin Shan; Hao Xu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Despite much research on how multilingual learners view the linguistic properties of language, how they perceive languages as cultural capital has been far less investigated. Drawing on the theories of social cognition, this study explores how multiple foreign language learners' impressions, as a lens to observe their multilingual awareness, are…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Metalinguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lomeu Gomes, Rafael – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2021
This article derives from a three-year ethnographic project carried out in Norway focusing on language practices of Brazilian families raising their children multilingually. Analyses of interview data with two Brazilian parents demonstrate the relevance of examining intersectionally the participants' orientation to categorisations such as social…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Family Relationship, Epistemology, Foreign Countries
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Dubetz, Nancy; Collett, Jennifer – Journal of Multilingual Education Research, 2020
Scholarship in language education has produced a specialized knowledge base for educating multilingual learners (MLs) that encompasses what teachers should know, i.e., the knowledge of learning a new language, and what teachers should be able to do with this knowledge in the classroom, i.e., effective pedagogical practices. In this article, we…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Case Studies, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Multilingualism
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Hashimoto, Ryota – TESOL Journal, 2016
The author went to the United States to study applied linguistics. Although he was there for nine months, his English proficiency did not improve as much as he had hoped, considering that he was using English almost exclusively every day. After his time in the United States, he spent 10 months in Australia working and traveling on a working…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Aberdeen, Helen – Language Learning Journal, 2018
One of the key topics on any Modern Languages Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) course in the United Kingdom is the hotly debated issue of target language (TL) use. When and why do teachers use the TL in delivering lessons and when and why do they code switch into the learners' language? Does their practice change over time? Does it…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Larsen-Freeman, Diane – Language Teaching, 2017
In this "First Person Singular" essay, the author describes her education, teaching experience, and interest in understanding the learning of language. Anyone reading this essay will not be surprised to learn that the author's questions about language learning and optimal teaching methods were only met with further questions, and no…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education
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Caldas, Blanca; Palmer, Deborah – Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 2017
This article is framed by the notion of "educación" and how it influenced the narratives of resistance of 12 seasoned bilingual teachers (Solórzano &Yosso, 2002). Using an oral narrative approach, we share participants' descriptions of the connections between their "educación" within their families and communities and how…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Family Environment
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Tin, Tan Bee – Language and Education, 2009
The paper discusses the various situational features and linguistic devices reflected in the three most interesting and the three least interesting postgraduate second language acquisition lectures taught by three lecturers. Students attending the classes were invited to record their interest level at regular intervals throughout the session. For…
Descriptors: Discourse Communities, Second Language Learning, Discourse Analysis, Lecture Method
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Waldinger, Renee – ADFL Bulletin, 1987
The City University of New York Graduate School's professional program in translation combines high-level, specialized language learning in French, German, and Spanish with related graduate work in such disciplines as international affairs, finance, banking, jurisprudence, literature, and computer science. (CB)
Descriptors: French, General Education, German, Graduate Study