Ethnic Identity and Second Language Learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24220554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pavel Trofimovich (0000-0001-6696-2411, Concordia University), Larisa Turuševa (0000-0003-4134-7038, Latvia University of Agriculture) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Pages | 234-252 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-1905 • E-ISSN: 1471-6356 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0267190514000166 |
| OpenAlex | W1996706698 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 98 |
Ethnic identity refers to the subjective experience embracing the feelings, experiences, and behaviors through which people position their membership in a single or multiple ethnic groups. The goal of this article is to integrate evidence from social psychology and applied linguistics, by focusing on the identity–language link from the perspective most relevant to second language (L2) development, namely, by considering how ethnic identity might be implicated in L2 learning. We first define and contextualize ethnic identity and its possible relationships to language. We then review recent empirical evidence for the link between ethnic identity and L2 measures, and we speculate on whether this link represents a bidirectional relationship whereby ethnic identity and language are interlocked through self-reinforcing processes and mediated through language users’ experience with language. We conclude by framing research on ethnic identity within sociocognitive views of L2 learning and describe several possible avenues for advancing this area of research.
Ethnic identity · language attitudes · language experience · second language acquisition · self-reinforcing mechanisms · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 2,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |