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Language Attitudes towards English in Local and Immigrant Students in Catalonia: Analysis of the Joint Effect of Language Competence and Region of Origin
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Fernández-Costales, Alberto; Lapresta-Rey, Cecilio; Huguet Canalís, Ángel; González-Riaño, Xosé Antón – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2021
This paper investigates the attitudes towards English of autochthonous and immigrant students in Catalonia (Spain) by focusing on their region of origin and their language competence. The research examines the individual and the joint effect of both variables in the development of language attitudes. A questionnaire was administered to 954…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Language Attitudes towards Spanish and Catalan in Autochthonous and Immigrant Families in Catalonia: Analysing The Correlation between Student Attitudes and Their Parents'
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González-Riaño, Xosé Antón; Fernández-Costales, Alberto; Lapresta-Rey, Cecilio; Huguet, Ángel – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
This paper analyses the language attitudes of autochthonous and immigrant families living in Catalonia towards Spanish and Catalan. The research is intended to assess the possible differences in the language attitudes of students and their parents towards the two languages spoken in Catalonia. The investigation takes a sample of 476 students and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spanish, Language Attitudes, Romance Languages
Attitudinal Patterns of Secondary Education Students in Catalonia. The Direct and Moderator Effects of Origin
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Ianos, Maria Adelina; Huguet, Àngel; Lapresta-Rey, Cecilio – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
Language attitudes have become more relevant than ever as a result of the considerable number of immigrant students enrolled in the Catalan educational system and the challenges this entails in terms of promoting social integration and language learning. Therefore, the objective of the study is to increase our understanding of language attitudes…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Social Integration