Language Learning Motivation and Interculturality of Australian Community/Heritage Language Learners

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-41
Author(s):  
Elke Stracke
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Heritage Language Learners ◽  
Language Learning Motivation ◽  
Australian Community ◽  
Community Heritage

scholarly journals Chinese Learners of Portuguese and Spanish Majors in Macau: A Comparative Case-Study of Motivation Aspects

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Oksana Kharlay ◽  
Martin Bagheri ◽  
Jeremy D. Philips
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Language Community ◽  
Language Learning Motivation ◽  
Chinese Learners ◽  
Integrative Motivation

This study investigated multiple learning motivation aspects of Chinese university students in Macau majoring in Spanish and Portuguese. A mixed methods research was employed by using questionnaires and interviews. 181 learners (96 Portuguese and 85 Spanish majors) were surveyed about ten language-learning motivation dimensions by using a questionnaire. A subset of participants from questionnaires were later given follow-up interviews. Quantitative and qualitative data indicated that the students in these majors had strong intrinsic motivation but limited integrative motivation towards the target language community. Other motivational pull-factors were the heritage connection between the language and the place of study and interest in the pop-culture associated related to the target language. Students reported a decline in motivation during the middle years of study, however, Spanish students’ interest resurged by the end of year three. There was also a gender imbalance, suggesting that career-related aspects of motivations were stronger among males. The results also revealed that language learners had an ideal-self that was multilingual and cosmopolitan but did not aspire to integrate into a specific target-language community.

Attitudes and Motivations of Adult Spanish Language Learners: A Comparison of Heritage Language Learners and Second Language Learners

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet S. Oh ◽  
Bertha A. Nash
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Heritage Language Learners ◽  
Background Factors ◽  
Learning Success

Research on background factors in adult language learners’ success has largely focused on first-time learners of a second language. In this study, we utilize a well-established second language learner model (the Socioeducational Model; Gardner, 1985a) to compare heritage language and second language learners in a first-semester college Spanish class. Participants (31 heritage language learners; 80 second language learners) completed a survey at the end of the semester assessing their ethnic identity, language backgrounds, attitudes and motivation toward learning Spanish. Course grades were collected as a measure of language learning success. Results indicate that heritage language learners and second language learners are similar on most background factors, but that the background factors predicting each group’s language learning success are quite different. Implications for our understanding of language learners and future research directions are discussed.

An Investigation of the Relationship between Pragmatic Competence and Motivation for Non-English Majors

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 1308
Author(s):  
Xiaojing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Pragmatic Competence ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Language Learning Motivation ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Relationship

Language is used for communication. Pragmatic competence, which is essential in English teaching, is an important component of communicative competence. The development of pragmatic competence will enhance that of foreign language learners’ communicative competence. This study discusses the relation between pragmatic competence and language learning motivation. Results show that students’ general pragmatic competence is at a low level. Most of the subjects hold instrumental motivation as their dominant motivation. Significant correlation has been found between pragmatic competence and language learning motivation (r=.582; p=.000). According to the survey results, the author provides several suggestions on cultivating and maintaining learners’ motivation in their pragmatic learning.

Hubungan Tahap Motivasi Dengan Strategi Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Sekolah Menengah Agama Terengganu

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamarul Shukri Mat Teh ◽  
Mohamed Amin Embi ◽  
Nik Mohd Rahimi Nik Yusoff ◽  
Zamri Mahamod
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Language Learning Motivation ◽  
Language Learning Strategy ◽  
Level Of Motivation

Beberapa kajian menunjukkan penggunaan Strategi Pembelajaran Bahasa (SPB) dipengaruhi oleh Motivasi Pembelajaran Bahasa (Oxford dan Nyikos, 1989; Prokop, 1989; Okada et al. 1999). Kertas ini memerihalkan dapatan kajian mengenai penggunaan SPB oleh pelajar bahasa Arab berdasarkan tahap motivasi pembelajaran bahasa. Subjek kajian yang dipilih secara rawak terdiri daripada 457 orang pelajar di 13 buah sekolah menengah agama di Terengganu. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan soal selidik yang diubah suai daripada SILL (Oxford, 1990) dan bahagian soal selidik motivasi daripada Affective Survey (Ehrman & Oxford, 1991). Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa tahap motivasi pelajar adalah sederhana dan pelajar bermotivasi tinggi lebih kerap menggunakan SPB berbanding pelajar bermotivasi rendah. Kata kunci: Strategi pembelajaran bahasa; motivasi pembelajaran bahasa; bahasa Arab; sekolah menengah agama A few studies have indicated that use of Language Learning Strategy (LLS) was influenced by language learning motivation (Oxford dan Nyikos, 1989; Prokop, 1989; Okada et al. 1999). This paper reports on one study that sets out to investigate the employment of LLS by students of Arabic language based on level of language learning motivation. A total of 457 students from thirteen Religious Secondary Schools in Terengganu participated in this study. Data was collected by using a questionnaire adapted and modified from SILL (Oxford, 1990) and Language Learning Motivation part of the Affective Survey (Ehrman & Oxford, 1991). The results indicate that students were moderately motivated and language learners with higher level of motivation use LLS more frequently than less motivated language learners. Key words: Language learning strategies, language learning motivation; Arabic language, religious secondary school

Language Learning Motivation: A Comparative Study between English and Mandarin Language Learners

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Siti Faridah Kamaruddin ◽  
Ting Hie Ling ◽  
Aisyah Nazamud-Din
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Quantum Leap ◽  
Language Learning Motivation ◽  
Mandarin Language

English as a Second Language (ESL) is a term which is broadly used in Malaysia’s educational system. Mandarin, on the other hand, is only used among Chinese community and not many non-Chinese know and use Mandarin language as their communication tools among themselves. However, due to the rapid development of economy in China, the interest in Mandarin language learning is becoming prominent. In Malaysia, a country which has developed a tight diplomatic and economic relationship with China since 1976, the interest in learning Mandarin as a Foreign Language (MFL) among the non-Chinese learners is also growing where there is a quantum leap of Mandarin learners at tertiary level (Teow, Ismail, Foo & Ho, 2016). Students in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) are offered with both English as a Second Language (ESL) and Mandarin as a Foreign Language (MFL) courses. It means that students must learn English and Mandarin simultaneously especially for Diploma students and Degree students. Understanding how the motivation to learn each language might vary within a certain socio-political context is worth exploring, as it may help lecturers working within that context to motivate their students to learn the language more effectively. Moreover, it is reasonable to assume that the different languages learned might trigger different emotional responses from learners (Humphreys & Spratt. 2008). In relation to this, it is important to examine the differences of students’ ESL and MFL learning motivation. This study employed a quantitative research design which emphasized on data collection from students who studied ESL and MFL.

Current Issues in Heritage Language Acquisition

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 3-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvina Montrul
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Heritage Language Learners ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Heritage Speakers ◽  
Heritage Language Acquisition

An increasing trend in many postsecondary foreign language classes in North America is the presence of heritage language learners. Heritage language learners are speakers of ethnolinguistically minority languages who were exposed to the language in the family since childhood and as adults wish to learn, relearn, or improve their current level of linguistic proficiency in their family language. This article discusses the development of the linguistic and grammatical knowledge of heritage language speakers from childhood to adulthood and the conditions under which language learning does or does not occur. Placing heritage language acquisition within current and viable cognitive and linguistic theories of acquisition, I discuss what most recent basic research has so far uncovered about heritage speakers of different languages and their language learning process. I conclude with directions for future research.

Framework for CLIL materials for Russian heritage language learners

2021 ◽  
Vol X (2) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Anna Savinykh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Materials Design ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Heritage Language Learners ◽  
Heritage Learners ◽  
Crucial Issue ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Heritage Language Learning

The increasing number of immigrants made heritage language learning a crucial issue of 21-st century education. The neediness for an effective educational approach in this field leaded to CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). CLIL materials are high-contextualized by age, skills, language, subject content, etc. So, teachers ought to become materials designers to provide their learners with an effective tool of learning. Usually, teachers did not specifically train for materials design. Thus, easy-to-use framework for materials is essential to provide high-quality materials. This article provides a framework for CLIL materials design for Russian heritage language learners. The framework is based on the main materials design principles, heritage learners` pedagogical needs, and CLIL-specific materials design principles. It is written in the easy-to-use form of a checklist. The checklist has seven sections and 32 questions. The framework may be used in different contexts of teachers from different countries who use CLIL to teach the Russian heritage language.

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