Stereotypes and language learning motivation : a study of L2 learners of Asian languages / Larisa Nikitina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nikitina, Larisa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition--Social aspects.

Second language acquisition.

Stereotypes (Social psychology).

Language and culture.

Language and languages.

Asia--Languages--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Asia.

Language and culture--Asia.

Physical Description:

x, 121 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

"This book explores stereotypes that learners of six Asian languages- Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Myanmar, Thai and Vietnamese-hold about the target language country, its cultures and people. Some of the findings, such as the language learners' mental images of Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, are presented here for the first time. Recognizing that stereotypes, and attitudes embedded in them, have an impact on people's actions and behavioural intentions, this book examines whether and how the country stereotypes held by the students influenced their motivation to learn the target language. Besides providing worthwhile insights into the content and structure of the country stereotypes and their relationship with language learning motivation, this book offers methodological and theoretical advancements. Drawing on intellectual heritage of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) the book highlights how the concepts of word meaning (znachenie slova) and word sense (smysl) could be fruitfully employed in studies on stereotypes that people learning a foreign language hold about a target language country. This book will appeal to all readers interested in stereotypes that people have about foreign countries and also to educators and researchers who study language learning motivation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Stereotypes: a ubiquitous construct

Structure of the book

References

1. Stereotypes as a research focus

Stereotypes: the origins of the construct

Stereotypes as an interdisciplinary construct

Issues in research on stereotypes

Definitions and approaches

Stereotype content: country and national stereotypes

Stereotype formation: internal and external processes

Stereotype accuracy

Individual and consensual stereotypes

An overview of methodological approaches in research on stereotypes

Exploring stereotype content: structured and unstructured approaches

Structured approaches: check-lists and percentage estimates

Unstructured approaches: the free-response technique

Measuring stereotypes: criteria for consensus

Assessing stereotype valence and salience

Research on country stereotypes in applied linguistics

Research focus, aims, methodologies and gaps in studies on stereotypes held by language learners

2. Motivation, attitudes and stereotypes in L2 research: connecting the dots

Motivation in applied linguistics research: an overview of literature

Goal setting in language learning: instrumental and integrative orientations

The construct of attitude in psychology and applied linguistics

Attitude: etymology and definitions

Research on attitudes in the field of applied linguistics

Stereotypes, attitudes and L2 motivation: connecting the dots

How applied linguistics research can contribute to the scholarship on stereotypes

3. A mixed-methods approach to link country stereotypes and L2 motivation

The aim of the study, its research questions and research design

The need for mixed-methods approaches in research on country stereotypes, language attitudes and L2 motivation

The research instrument

The open-ended question

The closed-ended items to measure L2 motivation

Sampling method and the participants

Data collection and organization

Analysis of the qualitative data

The content analysis

The coding process

The assessments of stereotype salience and accuracy

Analysis of the quantitative data

The calculation of mean valence (MV)

The calculation of composite mean valence (CompMV)

The statistical analysis

The analysis of L2 motivation: exploratory factor analysis (EFA)

The reliability analysis: Cronbach's alpha

The correlation analysis: Spearman correlation test

The regression analysis

4. Findings on language learners' country stereotypes and their relationships with L2 motivation

Language learners' mental images of the target language countries

Language learners' mental images of China

Consensual stereotypes of China

Categories of images of China

Language learners' mental images of Japan

Consensual stereotypes of Japan

Categories of images of Japan

Language learners' mental images of Korea

Consensual stereotypes of Korea

Categories of images of Korea

Language learners' mental images of Myanmar

Consensual stereotypes of Myanmar

Categories of images of Myanmar

Language learners' mental images of Thailand

Consensual stereotypes of Thailand

Categories of images of Thailand

Language learners' mental images of Vietnam

Consensual stereotypes of Vietnam

Categories of images of Vietnam

A discussion of the findings on the language learners' mental images of the target language countries

Findings from the analysis of the stereotype content

Finding on the attitudes embedded in the mental images of the target language countries

Findings from the statistical analysis: relationships between the country stereotypes and L2 motivation

Dimensions of the students' L2 motivation: results from the exploratory factor analysis (EFA)

Findings from the correlation analysis

Findings from the regression analysis

5. Wider implications and conclusions

Summary of the main findings

Methodological, theoretical and pedagogical implications

Directions for future research and practice

Conclusions

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Nikitina, Larisa. Stereotypes and language learning motivation.

ISBN:

9780367358068

0367358069

0367518287

9780367518288

OCLC:

1142377695