Study Abroad and L2 Learner Attitudes

Geeslin, Kimberly L.; Schmidt, Lauren B.

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“…However, to date studies generally have not tested direct links between learner language attitudes towards specific regional or social varieties of the target language and the actual language that learners produce (with a few exceptions, discussed below, George, 2014; Rindal, 2010; Ringer‐Hilfinger, 2012). Study abroad experiences in particular have been shown to influence language learners' attitudes toward specific target language communities and varieties (e.g., Geeslin & Schmidt, 2018; Isabelli‐García, 2006; Shiri, 2013), as well as provide the necessary opportunities for exposure to dialectal linguistic forms. For these reasons, the study abroad context is an ideal setting to study the development of dialectal variants in L2 pronunciation.…”

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Role of developing language attitudes in a study abroad context on adoption of dialectal pronunciations

Schmidt

2020

Foreign Language Annals

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This study examines how language attitudes play a role in the adoption of dialectal variants in second language (L2) pronunciation in a study abroad context. Twenty‐four North American university students participating in a 6‐week program in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were administered pre and posttest questionnaires and a posttest oral production task to determine how different background and attitudinal variables relate to production of two Argentine dialectal sounds, lenited‐/s/ and assibilated pre‐palatal /ʃ ʒ/. Results show that though students did not produce lenited‐/s/ forms, use of dialectal /ʃ ʒ/ phones by the end of the program was high—but variable—across individuals. Dialect preference, feelings toward Spanish, and desire to sound native‐like were identified as predictors of use of dialectal /ʃ ʒ/. These findings illustrate how social variables play a role in target model accent preferences and adoption of dialectal sounds in L2 pronunciation in a study abroad context.

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Role of developing language attitudes in a study abroad context on adoption of dialectal pronunciations

Schmidt

2020

Foreign Language Annals

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“…For example, the dialect-specific [∅] for intervocalic /d/ can allow a L2 Spanish speaker to sound sevillano/a without sounding completely Peninsular by producing a variant such as [θ], which is likely much more linked to Peninsular Spanish. However, as Geeslin and Schmidt (2018) indicate, we know quite little about L2 and heritage Spanish speakers' attitudes toward dialect-specific phones, thus future social perception studies can provide insights into why some variables are more acquired than others.…”

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“…Consequently, it is suggested that the acquisition of dialect-specific phones is dependent upon a combination of interacting factors: relative sociolinguistic salience (Pozzi & Bayley, 2020); grapheme-to-phone correspondences (Knouse, 2012); social evaluations (Geeslin & Schmidt, 2018); and in the case of heritage speakers, one's heritage language variety (Escalante, 2018;Raish, 2015). These factors, however, also interact with proficiency level.…”

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Individual differences in the acquisition of language-specific and dialect-specific allophones of intervocalic /d/ by L2 and heritage Spanish speakers studying abroad in Sevilla

Regan

2022

Stud Second Lang Acquis

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This study examines the role of language proficiency and other individual factors (attitudes, input) in the acquisition of language-specific [ð] and dialect-specific [∅] allophones of Spanish intervocalic /d/ in the /ado/ context by L2 and heritage Spanish speakers during a short-term study abroad in Sevilla, Spain. Twenty L2-intermediate, 10 L2-advanced, and 10 Heritage-advanced Spanish speakers completed a reading task at the beginning and the end of the program. Based on an acoustic analysis, a mixed-effects linear regression model found that only L2-advanced and Heritage-advanced groups demonstrated more approximant-like [ð] over time. However, proficiency level interacted with attitudes and input. There were a few [∅] realizations, mostly produced by an L2-advanced speaker who also demonstrated metalinguistic awareness of the dialect-specific allophone. The findings imply that advanced (L2 and heritage) speakers with favorable attitudes toward the local variety are most likely to demonstrate gradient language-specific allophonic changes during a short-term SA program.

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“…Para medir las actitudes lingüísticas implícitas, empleamos la técnica de máscaras emparejadas. En la técnica de máscaras emparejadas, los participantes escuchan audios y clasifican a los hablantes según varias características personales, típicamente de amabilidad o simpatía e inteligencia o empleabilidad (Geeslin y Schmidt, 2018). Para cada estímulo, el mismo hablante se graba dos veces cambiando solamente la variable bajo estudio.…”

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Formas de tratamiento de segunda persona singular en el español de Medellín, Colombia: producción y actitudes lingüísticas

Denbaum-Restrepo¹,

Restrepo-Ramos²

2022

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En el español de Medellín, Colombia, existe un sistema tripartito de formas de tratamiento de segunda persona: tú, usted, y vos. Estudios anteriores se han enfocado en el uso de formas de tratamiento de segunda persona en Colombia. Sin embargo, el estudio de actitudes implícitas hacia formas de tratamiento en estos sistemas tripartitos ha recibido poca atención. Este trabajo expande los resultados de estudios previos al usar una tarea de compleción del discurso y una técnica de máscaras emparejadas para comparar el uso y las actitudes lingüísticas hacia las formas de tratamiento de segunda persona en Medellín. Los resultados sugieren que los jóvenes favorecen vos, lo cual, junto con los resultados de las actitudes lingüísticas, muestran un cambio en el sistema de formas de tratamiento y un avance en ciertos grupos sociales. Este estudio no sólo demuestra el beneficio de usar métodos combinados para examinar datos sociolingüísticos, pero también confirma la interacción entre el uso y las actitudes lingüísticas.

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Study Abroad and L2 Learner Attitudes

Cited by 18 publications

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Role of developing language attitudes in a study abroad context on adoption of dialectal pronunciations

Role of developing language attitudes in a study abroad context on adoption of dialectal pronunciations

Individual differences in the acquisition of language-specific and dialect-specific allophones of intervocalic /d/ by L2 and heritage Spanish speakers studying abroad in Sevilla

Formas de tratamiento de segunda persona singular en el español de Medellín, Colombia: producción y actitudes lingüísticas

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