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ERIC ED407843: Socio-affective Factors in Second Language Acquisition. |
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The case study of a Ukrainian university student in the |
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United States investigated factors in the student's |
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adjustment to the United States and acquisition of |
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English as a second language. The student, aged 20, came |
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to the United States to study music after being denied |
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admission to a Russian conservatory because of his ethnic |
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background, and had not previously studied English. Data |
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were drawn from error and content analysis of all |
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compositions written in English since arriving at the |
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university, extensive recorded interviews, and |
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administration of a language attitude survey given |
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routinely to other students. Results indicate this |
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student had a higher expectation for language learning |
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than many of his peers, estimating his ability lower but |
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also readily acknowledging progress. He considered |
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English language learning to be an art rather than a |
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burden, and used contrastive methods to learn English and |
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improve writing and reading skills in both languages. His |
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reasons for learning English were integrative rather than |
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instrumental. The student became close to American |
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friends and mentors. He found that a perfectionist |
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temperament affected his academic work and communication. |
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Affective elements apparent in his compositions included |
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euphoria, nostalgia, anomie, and alienation, |
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corresponding to theorized stages of acculturation. |
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Contains seven references. (MSE) |
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Date Published: 2015-12-20 09:05:32 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED407843 |
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Item Size: 13857789 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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