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Title: 'We Are Not the Same but Feel Like We Are the Same Group': International Students' Language Choice and Identity Construction at a Chinese University
Language: English
Authors: Yuwei Liang (ORCID 0000-0002-6571-5723), Qi Chen (ORCID 0000-0003-3965-3538), Ying Li (ORCID 0000-0003-1323-4132)
Source: Language and Intercultural Communication. 2024 24(6):601-616.
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: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chinese, English, Multilingualism, College Students, Self Concept, Language Usage, Student Attitudes, Foreign Students, Study Abroad
Geographic Terms: China
DOI: 10.1080/14708477.2024.2307590
ISSN: 1470-8477
1747-759X
Abstract: Adopting the notions of "identity," "investment" and "translocal scale," this study explores how international students negotiate language choices with multilingual others and construct new sociolinguistic spaces. Interview data with 12 international students at a Chinese university revealed tensions between language norms of local Chinese students and that of international students, especially toward the mobility and status of English and Chinese. As international students invested in learning Chinese, scaled English, French and other multilingual resources beyond local norms and boundaries, they created a translocal sociolinguistic space featuring polycentricity and plurality, and developed an imagined identity of 'global citizenship'.
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