Understanding the Translingual Practices among International Students in Multilingual Cities

Autor/inn/en	Yin, Yijun; Chik, Alice; Falloon, Garry
Titel	Understanding the Translingual Practices among International Students in Multilingual Cities
Quelle	In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 46 (2023) 1, S.54-75 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yin, Yijun) ORCID (Chik, Alice) ORCID (Falloon, Garry)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-0640
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Foreign Students; Second Language Learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Language Usage; English (Second Language); Chinese; Native Language; Study Abroad; Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Computer Software; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Cross Cultural Studies; Second Language Instruction; Australia; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Computerkonferenz; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Sprachgebrauch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; China; Chinesen; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Australien; Neuseeland
Abstract	The impact of global mobility and technology innovations on urban linguistic diversity poses a key challenge to understand how and to what extent international students are immersed in the target language. Such diversity of languages and modes of communication has pointed to a fundamental transformation in the way that international students interact with both online and offline resources. The translingual practices of Chinese international students presented in this study suggest that, instead of being a language learner in an English-dominant country, these students make use of but go beyond their full repertoires to conduct various online and offline activities when living in a translanguaging space. An evaluation of both online and offline practices demonstrates how their online translingual practices were merged into offline contexts, to create opportunities for learning and social engagement. Understanding international students' experience with both online and offline resources provides useful insights into the translingual practices and processes adopted by them when living and studying in a multilingual city. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01