Del 128 - Second Language Acquisition

Identity Trajectories of Adult Second Language Learners

Learning Italian in Australia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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This book explores the motivations of adult second language (L2) learners to learn Italian in continuing education settings in Australia. It focuses on their motivational drives, learning trajectories and related dynamics of identity development triggered by the learning process. Central to the study are adult L2 learners, who are still a largely under-researched and growing group of learners, and readers will gain a better understanding of the learning process of this specific group of learners and ideas for sustaining L2 adult learning motivation in continuing education settings. Furthermore, the book discusses the role played by the Italian migrant community in Australia in making Italian a sought-after language to learn. It explores how a migrant community may influence motivation, and highlights and expands on the notion of L2 learning contexts, showing the existence of sociocultural environments where second language learning trajectories are affected by the presence of migrant groups.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-12-07
Mått156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSecond Language Acquisition
Antal sidor179
FörlagMultilingual Matters
ISBN9781788922197

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Chapter 1. Introduction: Learning a Language as an Identity Shaping JourneyChapter 2. L2 Learning Motivation, Identity and Community: Reshaping Social Identity through L2 LearningChapter 3. Learning Italian outside Italy: Culture, Lifestyle and ItalophiliaChapter 4. Learning Italian in Australia: Theoretical Framework and Research MethodChapter 5. The Ideal L2 Self and Italian Learning Motivation: A Quantitative InvestigationChapter 6. Community and Identity: A Qualitative Exploration of Drivers for Learning ItalianChapter 7. Italian Learning in Australia: Under the Spell of a Cultural IconReference ListAppendix A - Questionnaire