A DST Model of Multilingualism and the Role of Metalinguistic Awareness

Autor/in	Jessner, Ulrike
Titel	A DST Model of Multilingualism and the Role of Metalinguistic Awareness
Quelle	In: Modern Language Journal, 92 (2008) 2, S.270-283 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0026-7902
DOI	10.1111/j.1540-4781.2008.00718.x
Schlagwörter	Metalinguistics; Figurative Language; Multilingualism; Systems Approach; Role; Second Language Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Metalanguage; Metasprache; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Systemischer Ansatz; Rollen; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	This paper suggests that a dynamic systems theory (DST) provides an adequate conceptual metaphor for discussing multilingual development. Multilingual acquisition is a nonlinear and complex dynamic process depending on a number of interacting factors. Variability plays a crucial role in the multilingual system as it changes over time (Herdina & Jessner, 2002). A number of studies on multilingualism have shown that there are qualitative differences between second and third language learning and that these can be related to an increased level of metalinguistic awareness. From a DST-perspective, metalinguistic knowledge and awareness of this knowledge play a crucial role in the development of individual multilingualism. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10