Second Language Competence in the Italian-Speaking Population of Alto Adige/Südtirol: Evidence for Linguistic Stereotype Threat.  

Oleh:

Paladino, Maria-Paola ; Rauzi, Manuel ; Cadinu, Mara ; Forer, Doris ; Vaes, Jeroen

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Language and Social Psychology (Full Text) vol. 28 no. 3 (2009), page 222-243.
Topik: stereotype threat; second language competence; in-group image
Fulltext: 222.pdf (278.34KB)

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Stereotype threat theory suggests that a negative stereotype about a social group can undermine the performance of group members in a stereotype-relevant domain. The present research examines this in the domain of second language (L2) competence. Two studies were conducted to test the effects of stereotype threat on L2 performance in a group of Italian-speaking people living in alto adige/Südtirol (aa/ST), a bilingual region of Italy. Participants were members of the Italian-speaking community who are generally not very proficient in L2 (i.e., german). When reminded of the negative stereotype, participants who highly identified with the domain (i.e., german language; Study 1) and those who believed that their linguistic group was in a disadvantaged position in aa/ST (Study 2) underperformed in a german language test. These findings are discussed in relation with people’s mastery of L2 in bilingual contexts and their consequences for the study of stereotype threat.

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