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Hajar, Anas – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2017
This paper reports on a longitudinal phenomenographic inquiry into understanding how two postgraduate Syrian students' ways of approaching English language learning in their homelands influenced the shape of their personal study abroad goals, language strategy use and L2 identity. It is guided by Norton's [(2013). "Identity and language…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Longitudinal Studies
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Chan, Cecilia Yuet Hung – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2003
Examines the relation between background knowledge and second language (L2) proficiency in L2 reading performance in two groups of university learners of English, one from mainland China and one from Hong Kong. Results show a strong cultural effect on reading comprehension, but not on post-intermediate readers. Findings have implications for…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Higher Education