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ERIC Number: EJ1468959
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1479-0718
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7530
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Young Learners' Academic Self-Concepts for L2/L3 French and English
International Journal of Multilingualism, v22 n2 p322-339 2025
Academic self-concept (ASC) is a student's self-perceived level of ability in an academic domain and a major factor involved in academic performance. We examined the importance of internal/external sources of evaluation for the structure of L2 and L3 ASCs in two groups of 5th/6th graders learning English and French in Switzerland (mean age: 12.1). The target languages were introduced to the children in reverse order as part of the Swiss mandatory curriculum: L2 English/L3 French in Group 1 (n = 464) and L2 French/L3 English in Group 2 (n = 157). Network analysis returned a consistent pattern in the constitution of L2/L3 ASCs irrespective of target language and language curriculum. The children hold distinct ASCs for the L2 and L3. Internal affective variables (intrinsic motivation and anxiety) correlate more strongly with L2/L3 ASCs than external variables (perceived encouragement from teachers and parents, comparison with peers). Dedication to FL learning emerges as a crucial construct that mediates the connection between L2/L3 ASCs and the external variables. Cross-linguistic correlations between L2 and L3 are identified for parental encouragement, extrinsic motivation, dedication, and anxiety, suggesting that these are language-integrated dispositions for instructed FL learning. In comparison, intrinsic motivation and perceived teacher motivation are target language specific.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Switzerland
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Author Affiliations: 1Institute of Multilingualism, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland; 2Department of Multilingualism, Institute of Multilingualism, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland