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Title: Examining Language and Racial Attitudes in an L2 French Learning Context
Language: English
Authors: Marie-Eve Bouchard
Source: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 2025 46(8):2481-2497.
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: 17
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, French, Language Attitudes, Race, Attitudes, Pronunciation, Preferences, Asians, Whites, Stereotypes, Social Bias, College Students, Student Characteristics
Geographic Terms: Canada
DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2023.2298690
ISSN: 0143-4632
1747-7557
Abstract: This is a quantitative study on language and racial attitudes among learners of French in the English-dominant context of British Columbia (Canada). Such attitudes matter because they can have an impact on students' learning outcomes in and outside the classroom and they reflect linguistic and racial ideologies that exist in society. A verbal guise test was used to gather data from 83 participants who were taking intermediate and advanced French courses at the University of British Columbia (UBC) at the time of this study. Five varieties of French (from Montreal, Moncton, Vancouver, Abidjan and Paris) and two races (Asian and White) were included. The objectives were to investigate the effect of accent and race on the participants' language attitudes. The results revealed a clear preference for European French and Quebec French, but these findings can be challenged by the participants' difficulty in distinguishing among the different varieties. Interestingly, L2 French was evaluated more positively than the L1 varieties from Moncton and Abidjan -- a finding that points to the importance of having exposure to non-standard accents in order to enhance positive attitudes. Finally, the participants also demonstrated a preference for the accents of Asians (compared with Whites) in evaluating spoken French.
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