Language learning, identity and globalization: Learners of Brazilian Portuguese in England and learners of English and Spanish in Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Rottava, Lucia
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Silva, Antonio Márcio da
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online)
Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/21906
Resumo: This article focuses on language perceptions of language learners in theUK andBrazil. Most participants in theEngland are British but there are also some from different linguistic backgrounds: Chinese, French, Hebrew, Italian, Polish and Spanish. As for the Brazilian participants, they study English or Spanish as FL. This study discusses how these learners’ identity characteristics and the reasons why they have chosen to learn the language impact on their perceptions about language learning. The Brazilian Portuguese learners’ perceptions will be compared and contrasted with those of Brazilian students learning English and Spanish inBrazil. The research data was collected primarily through an adapted version of the BALLI questionnaire answered by all learners in two contexts, complemented by an interview. The results suggest that students have different perceptions about language learning due to their distinct linguistic backgrounds, the context in which they live, their interests (both professional and personal), and their opportunities to interact, among other reasons for choosing to learn each language. 
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title Language learning, identity and globalization: Learners of Brazilian Portuguese in England and learners of English and Spanish in Brazil
spellingShingle Language learning, identity and globalization: Learners of Brazilian Portuguese in England and learners of English and Spanish in Brazil
Rottava, Lucia
perceptions
linguistic backgrounds
context
foreign language
title_short Language learning, identity and globalization: Learners of Brazilian Portuguese in England and learners of English and Spanish in Brazil
title_full Language learning, identity and globalization: Learners of Brazilian Portuguese in England and learners of English and Spanish in Brazil
title_fullStr Language learning, identity and globalization: Learners of Brazilian Portuguese in England and learners of English and Spanish in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Language learning, identity and globalization: Learners of Brazilian Portuguese in England and learners of English and Spanish in Brazil
title_sort Language learning, identity and globalization: Learners of Brazilian Portuguese in England and learners of English and Spanish in Brazil
author Rottava, Lucia
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Silva, Antonio Márcio da
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Silva, Antonio Márcio da
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linguistic backgrounds
context
foreign language
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linguistic backgrounds
context
foreign language
description This article focuses on language perceptions of language learners in theUK andBrazil. Most participants in theEngland are British but there are also some from different linguistic backgrounds: Chinese, French, Hebrew, Italian, Polish and Spanish. As for the Brazilian participants, they study English or Spanish as FL. This study discusses how these learners’ identity characteristics and the reasons why they have chosen to learn the language impact on their perceptions about language learning. The Brazilian Portuguese learners’ perceptions will be compared and contrasted with those of Brazilian students learning English and Spanish inBrazil. The research data was collected primarily through an adapted version of the BALLI questionnaire answered by all learners in two contexts, complemented by an interview. The results suggest that students have different perceptions about language learning due to their distinct linguistic backgrounds, the context in which they live, their interests (both professional and personal), and their opportunities to interact, among other reasons for choosing to learn each language. 
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