Garfield, SLA Gold Medalist: Examining the Investments of an Exceptional US Language Learner/Hyperpolyglot

Autor/in	Anderson, Roger W.
Titel	Garfield, SLA Gold Medalist: Examining the Investments of an Exceptional US Language Learner/Hyperpolyglot
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 55 (2022) 4, S.1043-1062 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Anderson, Roger W.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12652
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Multilingualism; Oral History; Neurological Impairments; Child Development; Self Concept; Language Aptitude; Language Attitudes; Barriers; Social Capital; Intercultural Communication; Cultural Awareness; Global Approach; Ideology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Kindesentwicklung; Selbstkonzept; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Sprachverhalten; Sozialkapital; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Globales Denken; Ideologie
Abstract	Garfield is an exceptional language learner and US polyglot. This oral history project explores his trajectory from a childhood coma to knowing 15 languages. It examines his investment in his second language acquisition (SLA), a concept comprising identity, ideology, and capital (Darvin & Norton, 2015). Qualitative content analyses of 10 h of recorded, transcribed audio data produced themes for each component. It was found that Garfield's principal identities were those involving his "passion languages" and his perceived need to prove himself. Important ideologies were a service orientation, a "living languages" SLA approach, and deference to serendipity. Factors impacting Garfield's access to capital were trajectory-changing individuals, bureaucratic obstacles, and the scarcity of available encounters with the foreign. Pedagogical implications include a reappraisal of polyglots, a recognition of learners' subjective experiences and emerging identities during SLA, and an emphasis on developing learners' willingness to communicate alongside intercultural and global competences. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01