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Examining the impact of L2 English on L3 selves: A case study
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Henry, Alastair |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | In this Swedish case study of four upper secondary students engaged in simultaneous second language (L2; English) and third language (L3; Spanish, French and Russian) learning, a possible selves perspective was used to investigate the impact of English on L3 motivation. Using a maximum variation sampling strategy, participants were selected from a larger dataset (n=101). Semi-structured interviews were conducted using interpretive phenomenological analysis techniques. In analysing the data, Markus and Nurius' theory of the working self-concept was used to examine the components and processes active in cognition in L3 learning situations. The results indicate that for these individuals an L2 English self-concept can, in L3 learning situations, be an active constituent in the working self-concept and that it has a referential function. To offset the potentially negative effects of the incursion of the L2 English self-concept, some individuals recruited different forms of positive self-knowledge into the working self-concept. For one participant, the systematic referential effect of English was such that it became difficult to sustain a viable L3-speaking/using self. The results suggest that the inclusion of a working self-concept component in possible selves motivational research may be methodologically rewarding, particularly in multilingual settings and/or where contextual or process factors are in focus. |
| Related Links | https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/16332886.pdf |
| Ending Page | 255 |
| Page Count | 21 |
| Starting Page | 235 |
| ISSN | 14790718 |
| e-ISSN | 17477530 |
| DOI | 10.1080/14790718.2011.554983 |
| Journal | International Journal of Multilingualism |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2011-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Language Studies L2 Motivation L3 Motivation L2 Motivational Self-system Working Self-concept Global English Plurilingualism |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Linguistics and Language |
