Language learning in the wild: A young user perspective

dc.contributor.author Hannibal Jensen, Signe
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-23T22:06:23Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-23T22:06:23Z
dc.date.issued 2019-02-01
dc.description.abstract Through the analytical lens of activity theory (Leontiev, 1978, Lantolf & Thorne, 2006), the present study investigates the uptake of affordances for language learning by young (ages 7–11) Danish children (N = 15) in their engagement with English language media in the digital wild. Drawing on ethnographic interviews (Spradley, 1979), during which the participants engaged in online English language activities (e.g., gaming, snapchatting, etc.), the study shows that most of the participants were motivated in their engagement with English by social and higher cognitive motives (Lompscher, 1999). They engaged substantially with affordances for language learning (i.e., deliberately chose English-language content over Danish), engaged in chats, and read and listened to online content. Some, on the other hand, were found to be motivated by lower cognitive motives, resulting in less engagement with the affordances. The study also found a substantial difference between perceptions of English in and outside school. The study adds new insights to an under-researched area, while giving voice to young users of English, as called for by Ushioda (2008, p. 29).
dc.identifier.citation Hannibal Jensen, S. (2019). Language learning in the wild: A young user perspective. Language Learning & Technology, 23(1), 72–86. https://doi.org/10125/44673
dc.identifier.doi 10125/44673
dc.identifier.issn 1094-3501
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/44673
dc.publisher National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa||Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL) at the University of Texas at Austin
dc.subject Extramural English
dc.subject Young Learners
dc.subject Motivation
dc.subject Activity Theory
dc.title Language learning in the wild: A young user perspective
dc.type Article
dc.type.dcmi Text
prism.endingpage 86
prism.number 1
prism.publicationname Language Learning & Technology
prism.startingpage 72
prism.volume 23
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