Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning: A Longitudinal Study of Japanese Language Learners - Rilegato

Yoshida, Reiko

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ISBN 10: 1032484837 ISBN 13: 9781032484839

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2024

Riassunto

This book explores self-concept in foreign language (FL) learning, tracing the trajectories of a group of Japanese language learners at an Australian university to illuminate new insights about the factors impacting positive self-concept and implications for language learning more broadly.

The volume calls attention to the ways in which learners’ perception of themselves as FL learners plays a fundamental role in FL learning. Drawing on data from a longitudinal study, including student diaries, interviews and classroom observations, Yoshida outlines shifts in self-concept as learners progress from secondary school to university courses to study abroad and beyond. The book demonstrates how the learner journey is marked by a growing recognition of the importance of practice for achievement but also a greater sense of self-consciousness, with learners’ agency in creating opportunities for themselves to practice their FL as a key factor in improving self-concept over time. This work offers unique observations about self-concept for learners who already ‘have’ global English as a first language, inspiring ways forward for future research and language teaching in other under-studied languages.

The book will appeal to students and researchers in applied linguistics, SLA and foreign language learning, as well as stakeholders in Japanese language programs.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Reiko Yoshida is Lecturer in Japanese at the University of South Australia and a member of Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1032484837
• ISBN 13: 9781032484839
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 208
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania