Psychology & Language Learning Japanese Students’ English and Chinese Translanguaging in Taiwan more

Sat, Nov 13, 18:00-18:25 Asia/Tokyo

Most studies on motivation and translanguaging have focused on learning L2 English due to its role as a dominant international language of power. In this presentation, we report on two intrinsic case studies (Stake, 1995) of Japanese majors of English who studied in Taiwan for 11 months. Following a survey of their translanguaging practices in Japanese, English, and Chinese, we interviewed them to explore the motivations underlying their language choices.