One mind, many languages: Czech as an additional language in plurilingual repertoires

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11210%2F23%3A10471529" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11210/23:10471529 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11240/23:10471529

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=OTUYUVd26a" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=OTUYUVd26a</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/sm-2023-0014" target="_blank" >10.2478/sm-2023-0014</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

One mind, many languages: Czech as an additional language in plurilingual repertoires

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Plurilingualism goes beyond the mere ability to use multiple languages; it emphasizes the interconnected nature of languages within an individual&apos;s linguistic competence. In line with European language policy, university students are becoming users of several languages, and international university students in Czech universities often learn Czech as their fourth language or beyond (L4+). Understanding how their linguistic competencies interact can impact their language acquisition experience. Learners may perceive interactions among the languages within their linguistic repertoire. The concept of Perceived Positive Language Interaction (PPLI, Thompson, 2016) pertains to the perception that languages previously studied are interrelated in a positive way, ultimately enhancing a plurilingual&apos;s ability to acquire additional languages.This study explores the relationships between Czech as an additional language and the learners&apos; prior languages. The research aims to answer three main questions: Do learners of Czech as L4+ perceive positive interactions among their learned languages? In what areas do these interactions manifest? How does Czech relate to their other languages? The study was conducted at a Czech university that provides optional introductory Czech courses (A1/A2), primarily to students in the Erasmus+ program. Fifty-four international students filled in an open-ended online questionnaire over two consecutive semesters. The analysis revealed that while students perceived positive interactions among some of the languages they had learned, especially within language families, interactions across typologically different languages occurred, particularly between Czech and German. The participants&apos; mother tongue also emerged as a significant factor.While language instruction often follows a monolingual approach, where the target language is the primary mode of classroom interaction (Woll, 2020), learners may significantly benefit from their previous language learning experiences when learning an additional language. Despite the relatively limited research sample, this study suggests the didactic potential of positive language interaction in language teaching and learning and highlights further research opportunities.

Název v anglickém jazyce

One mind, many languages: Czech as an additional language in plurilingual repertoires

Popis výsledku anglicky

Plurilingualism goes beyond the mere ability to use multiple languages; it emphasizes the interconnected nature of languages within an individual&apos;s linguistic competence. In line with European language policy, university students are becoming users of several languages, and international university students in Czech universities often learn Czech as their fourth language or beyond (L4+). Understanding how their linguistic competencies interact can impact their language acquisition experience. Learners may perceive interactions among the languages within their linguistic repertoire. The concept of Perceived Positive Language Interaction (PPLI, Thompson, 2016) pertains to the perception that languages previously studied are interrelated in a positive way, ultimately enhancing a plurilingual&apos;s ability to acquire additional languages.This study explores the relationships between Czech as an additional language and the learners&apos; prior languages. The research aims to answer three main questions: Do learners of Czech as L4+ perceive positive interactions among their learned languages? In what areas do these interactions manifest? How does Czech relate to their other languages? The study was conducted at a Czech university that provides optional introductory Czech courses (A1/A2), primarily to students in the Erasmus+ program. Fifty-four international students filled in an open-ended online questionnaire over two consecutive semesters. The analysis revealed that while students perceived positive interactions among some of the languages they had learned, especially within language families, interactions across typologically different languages occurred, particularly between Czech and German. The participants&apos; mother tongue also emerged as a significant factor.While language instruction often follows a monolingual approach, where the target language is the primary mode of classroom interaction (Woll, 2020), learners may significantly benefit from their previous language learning experiences when learning an additional language. Despite the relatively limited research sample, this study suggests the didactic potential of positive language interaction in language teaching and learning and highlights further research opportunities.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EH22_008%2F0004595" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004595: Za hranice bezpečnosti: role konfliktu v posilování odolnosti</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Darnioji Daugiakalbysté

ISSN

2335-2019

e-ISSN

2335-2027

Svazek periodika

2023

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

23

Stát vydavatele periodika

LT - Litevská republika

Počet stran výsledku

30

Strana od-do

91-120

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85186250696