Motivations to Learn Catalan outside the Catalan-Speaking Community: Factors and Affecting Variables
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| Title: | Motivations to Learn Catalan outside the Catalan-Speaking Community: Factors and Affecting Variables |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Manuel-Oronich, Ruben, Repiso-Puigdelliura, Gemma, Tudela-Isanta, Anna |
| Source: | International Journal of Multilingualism. 2023 20(3):950-965. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Romance Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Language Usage, Learning Experience, Metalinguistics, Immigration, Gender Differences, Work Environment, Language Attitudes, College Students, Universities, Student Characteristics |
| Geographic Terms: | China, France, United States, United Kingdom, Spain |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14790718.2021.1963259 |
| ISSN: | 1479-0718 1747-7530 |
| Abstract: | While research on motivation has attracted a great deal of attention in relationship with L2 success, studies dealing with motivation on Languages Other than English and, particularly, on regional languages is scarce [Dörnyei, Z., & Al-Hoorie, A. H. (2017). The motivational foundation of learning languages other than global English: Theoretical issues and research directions. "Modern Language Journal," 101(3), 455-468. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12408]. This study examines the factors accounting for Ln Catalan students' motivation outside the Catalan-speaking area, and analyses how these factors are affected by demographic, academic, and linguistic variables as well as by the level of contact with the L2 community. University students (N = 194) from four universities in China, France, the United Kingdom and the United States completed an online questionnaire containing 49 motivational items and 12 questions about their profile and background information. Four factors explained variance accounting for Ln Catalan students' motivation. While factor 1 "Ln Academic Experience and Use of the Language" is only affected by gender, more significant differences were found for factor 2 "Emigration Plans in a Catalan-speaking region and Language Awareness," factor 3 "Contextual motivation," and factor 4 "Work" in relation to university of origin and contact with the Ln community, among other variables. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1395152 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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