Multilingual Students’ Awareness of their Language Teacher’s Other Languages  

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Aronin, Larissa ; Laoire, Muiris O

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Awareness (Full Text) vol. 12 no. 3&4 (2003), page 204-219.
Topik: Learners’ language awareness; learners’ awareness of teachers’ awareness; attitudes; role of teacher
Fulltext: 12.3&4.204-219.pdf (221.16KB)

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This paper analyses the opinions, awareness and perceptions of trilingual ormultilingual students, regarding their language teacher. Findings of a comparative study carried out in two different cultural contexts, Ireland and Israel, are discussed, where participants (435 in total) included Russian-speaking students in Israel studying English or Hebrewas their third or fourth language and English-speaking students in Ireland studying French, German, or Spanish as L3. In spite of the variety of preferences expressed by our trilingual students, tendencies nonetheless exist that could be regarded as being typical of trilingual students. Firmbeliefsemerged about the role of the L3/L4 teacher and about his or her functions in the learning process. The students’ masteryof the L3/L4 appears to influence the role that learners allocateto the teacher in the learning process,with this role strictlydefinedand even limitedby students’ expectations and perceptions.

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