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

di Reiko Yoshida (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024

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.

• Autore: Reiko Yoshida
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 196 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 540 gr.
• EAN: 9781032484839

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