Language Learning and Identity Creation for a Non-native Speaker

by Ian Akbar

Scientific Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Didactics - English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, language: English, abstract: Linguistic identity is crucial in determining whether or not a language learner attains communicative competence in an L2. Belonging is seen as an integral part of identity formation. The need to belong or "fit in" provides both an intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in language learning. In the US, such factors as the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3668360960
• ISBN13: 9783668360969
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"