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Article: Unpacking identity construction and negotiation: A case study of Chinese undergraduate students’ social and academic experiences while studying abroad
| Title | Unpacking identity construction and negotiation: A case study of Chinese undergraduate students’ social and academic experiences while studying abroad |
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| Keywords | English as a lingua franca Identity Intercultural encounters Learner agency Learner investment Study abroad |
| Issue Date | 26-Aug-2023 |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Citation | Systems, 2022, v. 110 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | The complexity that arises between linguistic use and cultural identity during learners' study abroad experience has been emphasised to understand learner investment and learner agency. Anchored in a social view of learner agency and identity, this study used qualitative research methods to unpack the identity construction and negotiation of Chinese students studying abroad by investigating their agencies, investment, and identity construction and negotiation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and narrative journals from Chinese university-level students with study abroad experiences in countries where English is used as the dominant language. Using learner agency, attitude and construction of identity, and identity negotiation through intercultural conflicts as the analytical lens for data analysis, the findings showed that the participants experienced identity reconstruction by investing in their linguistic resources and practices and enacting their agency. Moreover, the participants’ study abroad experiences enabled them to develop a new way to invest in language learning and use, partly change their language attitudes towards accents and negotiate their identities through intercultural conflicts, which influenced the reconstruction of their previously imagined identities of native speakers of English. The study has important implications for teaching English as a second language and for preparing students to study abroad. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/341775 |
| ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.431 |
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| dc.contributor.author | Cai, Yanling | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Fang, Fan | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Sun, Honghong | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Jiang, Lianjiang | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-26T05:37:06Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-26T05:37:06Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-08-26 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Systems, 2022, v. 110 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2079-8954 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/341775 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>The complexity that arises between linguistic use and cultural identity during learners' study abroad experience has been emphasised to understand learner investment and learner agency. Anchored in a social view of learner agency and identity, this study used <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/qualitative-research-method" title="Learn more about qualitative research methods from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">qualitative research methods</a> to unpack the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/identity-construction" title="Learn more about identity construction from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">identity construction</a> and negotiation of Chinese students studying abroad by investigating their agencies, investment, and identity construction and negotiation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/narrative" title="Learn more about narrative from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages">narrative</a> journals from Chinese university-level students with study abroad experiences in countries where English is used as the dominant language. Using learner agency, attitude and construction of identity, and identity negotiation through intercultural conflicts as the analytical lens for data analysis, the findings showed that the participants experienced identity reconstruction by investing in their linguistic resources and practices and enacting their agency. Moreover, the participants’ study abroad experiences enabled them to develop a new way to invest in language learning and use, partly change their language attitudes towards accents and negotiate their identities through intercultural conflicts, which influenced the reconstruction of their previously imagined identities of native speakers of English. The study has important implications for teaching English as a second language and for preparing students to study abroad.<span> </span></p> | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Systems | - |
| dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
| dc.subject | English as a lingua franca | - |
| dc.subject | Identity | - |
| dc.subject | Intercultural encounters | - |
| dc.subject | Learner agency | - |
| dc.subject | Learner investment | - |
| dc.subject | Study abroad | - |
| dc.title | Unpacking identity construction and negotiation: A case study of Chinese undergraduate students’ social and academic experiences while studying abroad | - |
| dc.type | Article | - |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.system.2022.102896 | - |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85137619269 | - |
| dc.identifier.volume | 110 | - |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2079-8954 | - |
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:001005938300001 | - |
| dc.identifier.issnl | 2079-8954 | - |