'If We Don't Study the Language, the History Will Be Lost': Motivation to Learn Welsh in Argentine Patagonia

Autor/inn/en	Banegas, Darío Luis; Roberts, Grisel
Titel	'If We Don't Study the Language, the History Will Be Lost': Motivation to Learn Welsh in Argentine Patagonia
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 25 (2022) 3, S.1137-1150 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2020.1742651
Schlagwörter	Welsh; Language Maintenance; Immigrants; Heritage Education; Land Settlement; Foreign Countries; Acculturation; Language Skill Attrition; Language Attitudes; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Adults; Youth; Learning Motivation; Geographic Regions; Spanish; American Indian Languages; Bilingual Education; Bilingualism; Language Planning; Self Concept; Argentina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Walisisch; Sprachpflege; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Siedlungsraum; Ausland; Akkulturation; Sprachverfall; Sprachverhalten; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Spanisch; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Bilingualismus; Sprachwechsel; Selbstkonzept; Argentinien
Abstract	This study examines the motivations of learners studying Welsh in the city of Esquel, Argentine Patagonia. Welsh is considered a heritage immigrant language in this region, given the fact that a group of Welsh settlers arrived in 1865 and established successful settlements. After a flourishing period, the process of acculturation reduced the number of Welsh speakers. However, through different projects, Welsh has started to grow in the community by attracting Argentines with and without Welsh roots to learn the language. Framed as a qualitative study, this article presents the findings that emerged from in-depth interviews with ten adult and young learners at a local Welsh learning centre in Esquel. Based on the qualitative data collected and on complementary theories of language learning motivation, it may be concluded that for the participants motivation is driven by family and community-driven interests in language maintenance and revitalisation. Also, integrative orientation, influenced by the official narrative of over-representing the Welsh in Patagonia (Berg, K. 2018. "Chubut, Argentina: A Contested Welsh 'First-Place'." "International Journal of Heritage Studies" 24: 154-166. doi:10.1080/13527258.2016.1274667), was identified as influential. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/4/11