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Article citation (APA or MLA) you can find the information needed for this on the pdf file:
Peirce, B. N. (1995). Social identity, investment, and language learning. TESOL Quarterly, 29(1), 9-31.
Joseph, J. E. (2004). Language and identity. Palgrave Macmillan.
Reading Report Template
Key Concept
Informal language
learning and
motivation
Definition and
explanation in own
words
When people are learning a
foreign language, there are
many informal
opportunities to better
learn the language,
whether it is by
communicating with native
speakers, or practicing in
other ways. Also, if people
have more opportunities to
speak in informal settings
with native speakers, they
are more motivated to
learn the language, which
ultimately helps them learn
the language in the end.
Some say that motivation
Social identity of
language learning
with power relations
How do you
believe motivation
is important in
learning a foreign
language?
How many
languages can you
speak?
How is your
personality
different in the
different
languages? How is
it similar?
Are there things
you are
comfortable doing
in other languages
and not in English?
For example, do
you feel
comfortable
talking with
strangers, talking
about deep
concepts,
controlling the
conversation?
How likely are you
to start a
conversation in
Areas where
speaking a foreign
language might be
uncomfortable
Classroom based
social research
person depending on
what language they are
using.
In the reading, immigrant
women were
uncomfortable speaking
English in the following
positions: speaking to a
boss, speaking with
teachers, doctors and
other professionals, when
she couldnt articulate
herself or her family in
public and speaking in
front of other people with
the same native language
who also speak English
fluently. These are just a
few examples of being
uncomfortable using a
foreign language.
This is an interesting idea.
I would have loved the
opportunity to interact
with Spanish speakers in
my community through
an organized activity such
as this. I would have been
super interested and
excited about this type of
research. Of course, I can
still do this type of
project, but it would have
English versus in
your native
language?
Tell me about a
time you were
uncomfortable
speaking English.
The more you
learn and practice
English, how does
your comfort level
speaking with
others change, if
at all?
How does your
motivation to learn
English help you to
overcome your
uncomfortablenes
s to speak it?
What types of
experiences, if
any, did you have
speaking English
with a native
speaker before
you came to the
United States?
If you took English
classes in your
native country,
what types of
Identity
If someone asked me
who are you?, I would
answer differently
depending on who asked.
I could say, I am Kate
Anderson, a college
student majoring in
Spanish and Human
Resources. If one of my
distant family members
that I am not familiar with
asked me, I would say
Im Kate, Anne Heiers
daughter, one of the
twins. And then they
would know what I asked.
If someone in an interview
asked me that question, I
would say something
along the lines of well, I
am a student, studying
Spanish and Human
Resources. I am a natural
leader and love to meet
new people, involve
others, and learn about
other cultures. I get
nervous speaking in front
of a lot of people, but
once I warm up to the
group, I am a very
comfortable, easy-going
and relaxed person. The
question is difficult
because it changes
depending on who is
asking and what people
see as their own identity.