Adult Minority Language Learning: Motivation, Identity and Target Variety: 139 (Second Language Acquisition) - Softcover

Flynn, Colin J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788926544 ISBN 13: 9781788926546

Verlag: Multilingual Matters, 2024

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This book explores the role of attitude, motivation and identity in the process of learning a minority language, specifically the attitudes of adult learners of Irish towards acquiring various traditional (Gaeltacht) and non-traditional (second language) varieties of the language.

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Colin J. Flynn is Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics at Trinity College Dublin. He is currently a member of the Royal Irish Academy’s Coiste Léann na Gaeilge, Litríocht na Gaeilge agus na gCultúr Ceilteach [the Irish Language, Irish Literature, and Celtic Studies Committee] and an Executive Committee member of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics. His research and teaching are focused on second-language learning, minority language revitalisation, bilingualism and multilingualism. His publications include books and articles on second language learning theories, language teaching methods, L2 attitudes, motivation, and identity, and metalinguistic knowledge.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Multilingual Matters
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1788926544
• ISBN 13: 9781788926546
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
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