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A Good Return on Investment? Cultural Identification through Learning Traditional Music and Language in Gaelic Nova Scotia
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Susan C. Baker; Heather Sparling; Peter D. MacIntyre – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Language is often used to demonstrate group membership and to establish cultural identity. When the language is not readily available or is at risk, individuals tend to turn to other markers to develop their cultural identity. Using Leximancer for thematic and conceptual analyses of interviews with ten accomplished musicians in Nova Scotia,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Musicians, Indo European Languages, Second Language Learning
Willingness to Communicate in a Multilingual Context: Part One, a Time-Serial Study of Developmental Dynamics
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Alastair Henry; Cecilia Thorsen; Peter D. MacIntyre – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
In many contexts of multilingualism, language learners can initiate communication in the target language (TL), or a contact language (such as English). Patterns of use emerging from these choices affect TL development. They also vary between individuals. Willingness to communicate (WTC) needs to be investigated in ways that capture these…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism, Swedish
Willingness to Communicate in a Multilingual Context: Part Two, Person-Context Dynamics
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Alastair Henry; Cecilia Thorsen; Peter D. MacIntyre – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
In many contexts of multilingualism, language learners can initiate communication in the target language (TL), or a contact language (such as English). Patterns of use emerging from these choices vary between individuals and affect TL development. Willingness to communicate (WTC) needs to be investigated in ways that capture these variations. So…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Context Effect, Intercultural Communication, Adult Education