„...Writing the words on my palm...” – Migrant Workers and Language Learning Beliefs
„...Writing the words on my palm...” – Migrant Workers and Language Learning Beliefs
Author(s): Enikő BiróSubject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: Universitatea »Babes Bolyai« Cluj - Facultatea de St. Economice si Gestiunea Afacerilor
Keywords: language learning beliefs; language learning; bilinguals; migrant workers
Summary/Abstract: The present paper deals with the content analysis of 21 interviews carried out in Transylvania between 2011 December and 2012 March. The interviewees were all migrant workers working in the EU or the USA. The social and individual factors together lead us to understand their language learning strategies which are influenced by internal and psychological factors as attitude, motivation or language learning beliefs.
Journal: Lingua. Language and Culture
- Issue Year: XII/2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 45-54
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English