Multilingual Selves and Motivations for Learning Languages other than English in Asian Contexts

Multilingual Selves and Motivations for Learning Languages other than English in Asian Contexts

by Anas Hajar and Syed Abdul Manan
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 28/05/2024

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This edited volume focuses on the experiences of individuals learning languages other than English (LOTEs) in a range of Asian contexts that have traditionally been under-represented in the literature. Aligning with the ‘multilingual turn’ in SLA, it views learners as individuals of a multilingual society with unique, complex, heterogenous and dynamic identities. The chapters explore the learners’ motivational trajectories, multilingual identities and their conceptualisations of the ‘ideal multilingual self’. This volume enhances our critical understanding of language learning motivation through empirical findings and conceptual insights from studies of motivation in specific regions in Asia, including Greater China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Pakistan and Syria. Providing insight into the multilingual identities of individuals learning LOTEs, it will appeal to students and scholars in second language acquisition, researchers in language learning motivation and policymakers in language education.

ISBN:
9781800417243
9781800417243
Category:
Psycholinguistics
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
28-05-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Channel View Publications

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