Abstract
This study explored the beliefs about English language learning demonstrated by Korean-speaking college students while sojourning in the United States. Adopting a contextual approach to learner beliefs, the study further examined the nature of changes in sojourners' beliefs and what aspects of study abroad were related to such changes. To this end, the study drew on the participants' accounts of their second language (L2) experiences in connection with different aspects of study abroad through episodic narrative interviews. A thematic analysis of the interview data suggests that sojourners' beliefs about language learning are reminiscent of societal ideological structures and school or familial influences. During the sojourn, learner beliefs about L2 learning were reshaped by interactions with co-nationals and members of the host community as micro-level resources situated in the meso-level host program. Sojourners further demonstrated changes in their broad perspectives on what constitutes an in situ form of bilingualism in the sending and host countries.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 76-99 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 9 2024 |
Keywords
- English as an additional language
- episodic narrative interview
- language learning beliefs
- learner beliefs
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language