To Be or Not to Be "Part of Them": Micropolitical Challenges in Mainland Chinese Students' Learning of English in a Multilingual University

Autor/in	Gao, Xuesong
Titel	To Be or Not to Be "Part of Them": Micropolitical Challenges in Mainland Chinese Students' Learning of English in a Multilingual University
Quelle	In: TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 44 (2010) 2, S.274-294 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0039-8322
Schlagwörter	Linguistic Competence; Multilingualism; Foreign Countries; Social Networks; English (Second Language); Longitudinal Studies; Second Language Learning; Chinese; Native Speakers; Asians; Learning Experience; Student Attitudes; Personal Narratives; Academic Discourse; Ethnography; Interpersonal Communication; Language Usage; China; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachkompetenz; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; China; Chinesen; Muttersprachler; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Lernerfahrung; Schülerverhalten; Erlebniserzählung; Discourse; Diskurs; Ethnografie; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Sprachgebrauch; Hongkong
Abstract	This article reports on a longitudinal inquiry into mainland Chinese students' language learning experiences with a focus on their efforts to improve their English competence in a leading English medium University in Hong Kong. The inquiry problematizes an uncritical assumption of a shared pursuit of linguistic competence among different students in an English medium university. Using individual participants' narratives, the article illustrates how contextual complexities mediate their efforts to learn and use English. The findings suggest that successful language learning emerges from an interactive process of the participants' critical understanding of the context and their efforts in extending social networks, such as investing in social exchanges. These findings also raise questions as to how language learners can make such investments and whether or not they are willing to do so. (Contains 1 table and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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