Double Gateway to the Host Society? Knowledge and Perceptions of Japanese People Living in Catalonia Regarding Language

Autor/in	Fukuda, Makiko
Titel	Double Gateway to the Host Society? Knowledge and Perceptions of Japanese People Living in Catalonia Regarding Language
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 38 (2017) 1, S.19-34 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fukuda, Makiko)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2016.1146288
Schlagwörter	Asians; Interviews; Language Usage; Spanish; Romance Languages; Language Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Questionnaires; Immigrants; Second Language Learning; Learning Motivation; Correlation; Statistical Analysis; Japan; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Sprachgebrauch; Spanisch; Romanische Sprache; Sprachverhalten; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Fragebogen; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Korrelation; Statistische Analyse; Spanien
Abstract	This study explores the degree of language knowledge of Japanese living in Catalonia and their perceptions of the two particular languages used in this multilingual/bilingual society. The data on language proficiency was obtained via a questionnaire survey which was evaluated by the subjects themselves and analysed by means of correspondence analysis. A significant correlation between the degree of knowledge of Castilian and that of Catalan was found, suggesting that Castilian is the first language that almost all subjects learnt upon their arrival in Catalonia or prior to arriving. Catalan, on the other hand, was only learnt by a particular group of subjects who had achieved a certain level in Castilian. Furthermore, in-depth interviews were conducted to determine how the subjects perceive Catalan and Castilian. Commonly, they were perceived in a dichotomous way, with Castilian being a wider-used language and Catalan being a language of limited use not meant for outsiders. Castilian is learnt rather unconditionally, probably because it is the Spanish state's language, which mirrors the traditional language ideology of Japan--one nation, one language. The majority of the subjects had not learnt Catalan for various reasons such as priority given to Castilian and behaviour of the local population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01