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Chinese University Students’ Motivation to Learn Greek: A Transnational Postdigital Exploration

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on the motivation of learners of Languages Other Than English (LOTE) has grown steadily in recent years; however, most studies focus on classroom‐based activities and seldom consider how transnational experiences or digital practices contribute to motivational development.
Zhen Li, Aretousa Giannakou, Yuji Du
wiley   +1 more source

Galician language in Portuguese metalinguistic texts (16 th to 19 th centuries)

Revista Galega de Filoloxía, 2015
The current paper focuses on the representation of Galician language in Portuguese metalinguistic speech from the 16th to the 19th century. Hence, this essay will work upon a corpus of selected texts from the Portuguese metalinguistic tradition of this ...
Sónia Duarte
doaj   +1 more source

Take an Introductory Linguistics Course; It May Increase Your Language Learning Ability

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Can general linguistics knowledge be used to better learn a new language? This exploratory study is concerned with the potential advantageous transfer of general linguistics knowledge to the learning of a new, additional foreign language.
Kiyono Fujinaga‐Gordon, Mandy Simons, Seth Wiener   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metalinguistic and Linguistic Knowledge in Foreign Language Learners

Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2014
This study aimed at providing further insight into the relationship between metalinguistic and linguistic knowledge. Thirty-eight university students took two tests (metalinguistic and linguistic cloze test) in the study. Their tests were analyzed for accuracy. Bivariate correlation and paired sample t-test were conducted.
openaire   +1 more source

“It Can't be Translated Into a Conventional English Phrase”: Crafting Academic Identities Through Translingual Writing

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative multiple case study explores multilingual postgraduate students’ academic identities through writing at an EMI university in Hong Kong, with a focus on how they gain legitimacy in knowledge‑making with their multilingual repertoires. Grounded in a poststructuralist understanding of identities as fluid and negotiated, the study
Siqi Song, Ken Lau
wiley   +1 more source

Generative AI, Linguistic Hierarchies and Unequal Access in Under‐Resourced Educational Contexts

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing enthusiasm around generative AI (GenAI) as a transformative force in education, access to these technologies remains profoundly unequal. This qualitative study examines how educators and students in under‐resourced Chinese educational contexts experience unequal access to GenAI and interpret its consequences for language ...
Jinming Du, Qinghua Chen, Wei Wei
wiley   +1 more source

Computer-Mediated Corrective Feedback and the Development of L2 Grammar [PDF]

Language Learning and Technology, 2009
This paper reports on a study that investigated the impact of two types of computer-mediated corrective feedback on the development of adult learners’ L2 knowledge: (1) corrective feedback that reformulates the error in the form of recasts, and (2 ...
Shannon Sauro
doaj  

Navigating Ideological Tensions: Pre‐Service Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices of Translanguaging in ESL Classrooms

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how pre‐service teachers (PSTs) in Hong Kong developed beliefs about translanguaging and how they enacted and negotiated these beliefs during teaching practicums in English‐as‐a‐second‐language (ESL) classrooms. Drawing on reflective diaries and follow‐up interviews with nine PSTs, the study found that PSTs’ beliefs were ...
Hanyun (Icey) Wu
wiley   +1 more source

Speaker Perceptions of Americanisms in Nigerian English

Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the perceptions of Americanisms among three generations of Nigerians. While prior research has provided quantitative evidence for American influence in contemporary Nigerian English, the role of language beliefs and ideologies in mediating such changes remains underexplored.
Temitayo Olatoye
wiley   +1 more source

Representacions gramaticals i activitat metalingüística dels alumnes de secundària: la categoria verb

Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, 2010
This article describes a research project on the grammatical representation made by students in their final year of compulsory secondary schooling of the "verb" category: a notion of great epistemological difficulty.
Carme Durán Rivas
doaj   +1 more source