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Enacting Everyday Linguistic Citizenship: Language Life and Multi‐Membership Among Young Malaysian Chinese Immigrants in Australia

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the language life of young Malaysian Chinese immigrants in Australia and their construction of multi‐membership as reflected in their daily language behaviors. It develops the concept of everyday linguistic citizenship and uses this concept as a theoretical lens to understand how the young adults build, maintain, and ...
Xiaoyi Zhang, Trang Thi Thuy Nguyen, John Hajek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The acquisition of sociolinguistic competence in French as a foreign language: an overview [PDF]

Journal of French Language Studies, 2004
The present contribution presents an overview of studies in French as a second (L2) and/or foreign language that consider the effects of extralinguistic variables (mostly instructional, experiential and situational factors) on the development of sociolinguistic competence.
openaire   +2 more sources

Beyond Compartmentalized L1/L2 Teaching: Connecting Languages to Foster In‐Depth Learning and Multi/Trans Lingual Selves

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines elementary Grade 5 and 6 students’ emic perspectives on their L1 French and L2 English teachers’ cross‐curricular efforts to build linguistic and conceptual bridges. Drawing on research on translanguaging pedagogies and recent motivation scholarship, we propose a multi‐competence view of motivation that aligns more closely ...
Sunny Man Chu Lau, Andrée‐Anne Tremblay   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vocabulary Strategy Instruction in the Argentine EFL Context: Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on vocabulary strategy instruction (VSI), little has been known about teachers’ perspectives on how it is understood and implemented in practice. This study investigated Argentinian EFL teachers’ priorities in vocabulary instruction, their perceived knowledge of learner strategies for spoken vocabulary, and factors ...
Isobel Kai‐Hui Wang, Andrew D. Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

Foreword: At the Crossroads of Words and Worlds: Translation, Cognition, and Pedagogy

Traduction et Langues
This issue of the journal presents a rigorous collection of fourteen scholarly articles, systematically covering the key domains within translation studies, language pedagogy, intercultural communication, and applied linguistics.
Ghania Ouahmiche , Yamina Belal, Julianah Ajoke Akindele, Victor Ayomide Fabunmi, Emily Ayieta Ondondo   +4 more
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Diving Into Language Teacher Beliefs: Experience and Contexts in Plurilingual Classrooms

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the pedagogical beliefs of French and English language teachers in a diverse, plurilingual context. Drawing on data from 57 pre‐service and in‐service teachers, it examines how beliefs vary according to teaching experience and target language (TL) taught in diverse educational settings.
Pierre‐Luc Paquet, Nerea Villabona, Mikel Gartziarena   +2 more
wiley   +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

EFL Learners’ Receptive Vocabulary Size and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Estimates Across Levels

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) is widely used as a reference for language teaching and learning. However, providing vocabulary size (VS) estimates is beyond the CEFR's original aim. Previous research has also shown that learners’ receptive VS is related to overall proficiency and to the four language skills ...
Ferran Gesa
wiley   +1 more source

IMPROVING OF EFL LEARNERS’ SPEAKING PROFICIENCY THROUGH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: A THEORETICAL REVIEW

LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal, 2017
In an attempt to improve the learners’ speaking proficiency in EFL, the demand to teach speaking English is increasing more and more in all levels of education in Indonesia.
Syarifuddin Syarifuddin
doaj   +1 more source

Racialized and Sexualized Branding in Japan's Online Eikaiwa Industry: The Objectification of Female Eastern European Teachers

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how an online eikaiwa (English conversation) provider in Japan that employs only female Eastern European (particularly Ukrainian) teachers brands them through objectification. Analysis of textual and visual elements of the provider's website and related media, including videos, demonstrates that the teachers are ...
Misako Tajima
wiley   +1 more source