Anglo-Sino Social Mobility? English and Chinese Language Aspirations of International English-Medium Students in a Chinese-Dominant Context

Autor/inn/en	Nguyen, Trang Thi Thuy; Hajek, John
Titel	Anglo-Sino Social Mobility? English and Chinese Language Aspirations of International English-Medium Students in a Chinese-Dominant Context
Quelle	In: International Journal of Multilingualism, 20 (2023) 3, S.984-1002 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nguyen, Trang Thi Thuy) ORCID (Hajek, John)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-0718
DOI	10.1080/14790718.2021.2002335
Schlagwörter	Language of Instruction; Student Attitudes; Language Attitudes; Multilingualism; Foreign Countries; Mandarin Chinese; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Social Mobility; Vietnamese People; Student Characteristics; Occupational Aspiration; Social Status; Foreign Students; Language Proficiency; Universities; Graduate Students; Doctoral Students; Social Capital; Cultural Capital; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Schülerverhalten; Sprachverhalten; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Soziale Mobilität; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Sozialer Status; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; University; Universität; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Sozialkapital
Abstract	This article examines international English-medium students' language aspirations in relation to social mobility as they are studying in a (Mandarin) Chinese-dominant context. It focuses specifically on Vietnamese students in Taiwan and their perspectives on how English and Chinese are related to their present and future life opportunities. Data were obtained from interviews with students from five different Taiwanese universities. Findings suggest that for these students, English and Chinese were highly mobile languages, which could provide them with the possibility to mobilise across imagined geographical, cultural, educational, work and peer communities of lower and higher scales. Both languages were, as a result, seen by them as a vehicle for their trans-contextual Anglo-Sino social mobility. Their imagination about mobility opportunities associated with the languages, however, may not always be achieved. Implications for supporting international students to enhance their multilingual skills and to contextualise the question of language competence in relation to mobility are then suggested. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01