The Discursive Construction Of English Language Learners Motivation In China
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The Discursive Construction Of English Language Learners Motivation In China
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Release Date : 2008
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The Discursive Construction Of English Language Learners Motivation In China
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Author : Mingyue Gu
language : en
Publisher: Open Dissertation Press
Release Date : 2017-01-27
The Discursive Construction Of English Language Learners Motivation In China written by Mingyue Gu and has been published by Open Dissertation Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-27 with categories.
This dissertation, "The Discursive Construction of English Language Learners' Motivation in China: a Multi-level Perspective" by Mingyue, Gu, 谷明月, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: The Discursive Construction of English Language Learners' Motivation in China: A Multi-level Perspective Abstract of thesis entitled The Discursive Construction of English Language Learners' Motivation in China: A Multi-level Perspective Submitted by GU Mingyue for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong in 2007 This thesis explores the discursive construction of motivation in the context of learning English as a second/foreign language (L2) in the People's Republic of China. The research focuses on four students from the English and Bioscience Departments of a comprehensive university. Examining the construction of the learners' motivation in multiple social dimensions, this thesis investigates the social, historical, linguistic and individualistic factors that combine to shape motivation. Participants in this two-year study joined in a dyadic interaction program in which they systematically interacted with speakers who had English as a first language (L1) for one academic year. The interaction provided a rich situated context in which to explore how language uses shaped and were shaped by motivation. This longitudinal qualitative study employed multiple research methods, adopting a number of approaches and techniques associated with critical ethnography. Questionnaires were administered to the participants every eight weeks during the first phase, which lasted one academic year, to assess various individual variables associated with motivation in the learning of English at different points of time. Qualitative interviews were conducted every four to five months during the entire investigation period to monitor fluctuations in the learners' motivation to study English. The dyadic interactions between English learners and English L1 speakers were audio- recorded on a fortnightly basis; five meetings of each dyad, with an interval of about eight weeks, were adopted for analysis. Every three weeks, at most, the informants made diary studies to record their feelings and thoughts regarding the interactions and other English-related occasions. The data analysis employed a critical discourse analysis framework and was also informed by sociocultural theory, the notion of communities of practice, and discourse theory. Motivation was found to be a process of emergence and change under the influence of social discourses, uniquely experienced by individual learners who had different historical backgrounds and material resources and who, as active agents, continued to establish new relationships with their surroundings, thus shaping and altering the learning context. Learners' motivation and identity were found to be constructed through their discursive strategies of establishing oppositions and differences. The result of the enquiry led to the development of a theoretical model that illustrates how learner motivation is discursively constructed through a complex process, involving learners' engagement with activities, imagination about the future, and alignment with social discourses, as well as interaction with English L1 speakers. The study culminates with a number of implications for motivation theory, research and practice, including an enhanced understanding of the relationship between motivation and interaction, and suggests directions for future research initiatives on motivation. Last, the study suggests strat
The Discursive Construction Of Second Language Learners Motivation
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Author : Mingyue Gu
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2009
The Discursive Construction Of Second Language Learners Motivation written by Mingyue Gu and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Education categories.
This longitudinal qualitative study explores the motivation and identity development of students in a comprehensive university who are learning English as a second language (L2). It is set in the contemporary People's Republic of China, where dramatic sociocultural, political and economical changes are taking place. Multiple research methods, including interviews, diary studies and recorded interactions, are employed. The author considers in her study both the impact of broader issues such as globalization and more local social development on language learners at tertiary-level in China, and the effects of discourse and community in constructing motivation. This study combines detailed linguistic analysis with sociocultural theory, together with the concept of communities of practice. In so doing, the author investigates the social, historical, linguistic and individualistic factors that combine dynamically over time to co-construct learners' motivation. A critical discourse analysis approach to exploring language learner motivation presents an enhanced understanding of the relationship between motivation and interaction, providing a line of enquiry and manifold new insights.
International Students Challenges Strategies And Future Vision
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Author : Anas Hajar
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2018-12-05
International Students Challenges Strategies And Future Vision written by Anas Hajar and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Study abroad is now both an international industry and an experience that can have a deep impact on students’ linguistic, cultural and personal development. This book explores ‘the social turn’ in the fields of study abroad and language learning strategies. The longitudinal qualitative study reported in this volume investigates the international educational experiences of Arab university students from diverse countries (Iraq, Libya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates) and represents one of the few empirical studies to capture an in-depth understanding of the study abroad experiences of newly-arrived international students in higher education. Particular attention is paid to their changing learning goals, underlying motivations and strategy uses during their attendance on both short and long academic programmes in a study abroad context. It also examines their past language learning experiences in their homelands retrospectively. Readers will gain a better understanding of international students’ study abroad experiences in terms of their expectations, aspirations, diverse difficulties and the strategies they deploy to deal with these difficulties.
Motivational Development In Current Educational Contexts
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Author : Manuel Castro-Sánchez
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2023-06-06
Motivational Development In Current Educational Contexts written by Manuel Castro-Sánchez and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-06 with Science categories.
Reflexivity In Applied Linguistics
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Author : Sal Consoli
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-01-18
Reflexivity In Applied Linguistics written by Sal Consoli and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This edited collection provides research-informed guidance on how reflexivity may be practised in applied linguistics research. Specifically, we promote reflexivity as an essential hallmark of quality research and argue that doing reflexivity confers greater transparency, methodological rigour, depth, and trustworthiness to our scholarly inquiries. The collection features perspectives from different sub-fields of applied linguistics, including intercultural communication, language education, and multilingualism, and draws on data from a range of settings, including language cafés, classrooms, workplaces, and migration and displacement contexts. Each chapter follows a unified structure: theoretical background, context of the empirical study used as a backdrop for the chapter, an analysis of how reflexivity played out throughout the study, and conclusions which include takeaway points for other researchers. This approach allows readers to gain a sound understanding of the challenges and affordances of doing reflexivity in concrete examples of applied linguistics research whilst also gaining guidance on how to nurture and report on researcher reflexivity as this unfolds throughout the lifetime of a project. This book will appeal to students and scholars in applied linguistics, particularly those with an interest in research methods in the areas of language education, multilingualism, and intercultural communication.
L2 Selves And Motivations In Asian Contexts
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Author : Matthew T. Apple
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2016-11-23
L2 Selves And Motivations In Asian Contexts written by Matthew T. Apple and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-23 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book fills an existing gap in language learning motivation research by examining the applications of current motivational theories and models from WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, developed) contexts to educational systems in Asian contexts. All chapters are focused on second language (L2) motivation as it applies to the EFL situation in Asian countries where English is a mandatory subject in school. Themes in the volume cover the use of possible L2 selves as a theoretical model of motivation, the role of teacher motivation and demotivation in non-European educational systems, study abroad, motivation among adolescents, cross-cultural differences in learner motivation among Asian cultures and the influence of native speakerism on language motivation and cultural identity. This book will appeal to ESL/EFL educators, postgraduate students, researchers and teacher-trainers both inside and outside Asian countries, who are interested in research on L2 motivation in general and within Asian contexts in particular.
Discourse Identity And China S Internal Migration
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Author : Dong Jie
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2011-08-19
Discourse Identity And China S Internal Migration written by Dong Jie and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-19 with Social Science categories.
Rural-urban migration has been going on in China since the early 1980s, resulting in complicated sociolinguistic environments. Migrant workers are the backbone of China's fast growing economy, and yet little is known about their and their children’s identities – who they are, who they think they are, and who they are becoming. The study of their linguistic practice can reveal a lot about their identity construction as well as about transitions in Chinese society and the (re)formation of social structure at the macro level. In this book, Dong Jie presents a wide range of ethnographic data which are organised around a scalar framework. She argues that three scales – linguistic communication, metapragmatic discourse, and public discourse – interact in complex and multiple ways.
Learning Chinese
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Author : Patricia Duff
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-03-01
Learning Chinese written by Patricia Duff and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The acquisition of Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important and widely spoken languages in the world today, is the focus of this innovative study. It describes the rise of Chinese as a global language and the many challenges and opportunities associated with learning it. The collaborative, multiple-case study and cross-case analysis is presented from three distinct but complementary theoretical and analytic perspectives: linguistic, sociocultural, and narrative. The book reveals fascinating dimensions of Chinese language learning based on vivid first-person accounts (with autobiographical narratives included in the book) of adults negotiating not only their own and others' language and literacy learning, but also their identities, communities, and trajectories as users of Chinese.
China And English
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Author : Joseph Lo Bianco
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2009
China And English written by Joseph Lo Bianco and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Foreign Language Study categories.
China has become the world's largest English learning society, and China's decisions in relation to English will directly affect its fortunes into the future. This unique volume explores the prospects of English in relation to the debates on identity and cultural values that mass English teaching in China have stimulated.