Degree of Multilingualism, Code-Switching and Intensity of Target Language Contact Predict Pragma-Linguistic Awareness in an English as a Foreign Language Context

Autor/in	Trebits, Anna
Titel	Degree of Multilingualism, Code-Switching and Intensity of Target Language Contact Predict Pragma-Linguistic Awareness in an English as a Foreign Language Context
Quelle	In: International Journal of Multilingualism, 18 (2021) 3, S.475-490 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-0718
DOI	10.1080/14790718.2019.1678626
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Case Studies; Code Switching (Language); Correlation; Pragmatics; Grammar; College Students; Foreign Countries; Language Usage; Metalinguistics; Speech Acts; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Predictor Variables; Bilingualism; Monolingualism; Comparative Analysis; Native Language; German; Gender Differences; Language Tests; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Korrelation; Pragmalinguistik; Grammatik; Collegestudent; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Sprechakt; Schülerverhalten; Prädiktor; Bilingualismus; Deutscher; Geschlechterkonflikt; Language test; Sprachtest; Deutschland
Abstract	This paper investigates the relationship between multilingualism, code-switching, target language contact and pragmatic and grammatical awareness in learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Participants (N = 144) were university students enrolled in English language courses at a German university. The study employed a cross-sectional design with degree of multilingualism, frequency of code-switching and intensity of target language contact as between-subject factors. The linguistic measure of pragmatic and grammatical awareness was a written appropriateness and accuracy judgement test involving three speech acts: apologies, refusals and requests. In addition, participants completed two questionnaires assessing their language background, code-switching behaviour and the intensity of their contact with the English language. Regression analyses revealed that degree of multilingualism was a strong positive predictor of pragmatic awareness in an EFL learning environment. Frequent code-switching appeared to enhance pragmatic awareness in those participants who grew up with two languages, but not those who were monolingual in childhood and became bilingual through education. Moreover, the results demonstrated that intensity of target language contact emerged as the only predictor of both pragmatic and grammatical awareness in this study. (As Provided).
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