Identity trajectories of adult second language learners : learning Italian in Australia /
Palmieri, Cristiana, 1966-
Identity trajectories of adult second language learners : learning Italian in Australia / Cristiana Palmieri. - Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, (c)2019. - 1 online resource. - Second language acquisition ; 128 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: learning a language as an identity shaping journey -- L2 learning motivation, identity and community: reshaping social identity through L2 -- Learning Italian outside Italy: culture, lifestyle and Italophilia -- Learning Italian in Australia: theoretical framework and research method -- The ideal L2 self and Italian learning motivation: a quantitative investigation -- Community and identity: a qualitative exploration of drivers for learning Italian -- Italian learning in Australia: under the spell of a cultural icon.
"This book explores the motivations of adult second language learners in continuing education settings. It focuses on their learning trajectories and related dynamics of identity development and will be useful to language teachers and researchers interested in the role of affective elements in successful adult language learning"--
9781788922203
Italian language--Study and teaching--Australia.
Second language acquisition.
Adult education--Australia.
Electronic Books.
PC1068 / .I346 2019
Identity trajectories of adult second language learners : learning Italian in Australia / Cristiana Palmieri. - Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, (c)2019. - 1 online resource. - Second language acquisition ; 128 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: learning a language as an identity shaping journey -- L2 learning motivation, identity and community: reshaping social identity through L2 -- Learning Italian outside Italy: culture, lifestyle and Italophilia -- Learning Italian in Australia: theoretical framework and research method -- The ideal L2 self and Italian learning motivation: a quantitative investigation -- Community and identity: a qualitative exploration of drivers for learning Italian -- Italian learning in Australia: under the spell of a cultural icon.
"This book explores the motivations of adult second language learners in continuing education settings. It focuses on their learning trajectories and related dynamics of identity development and will be useful to language teachers and researchers interested in the role of affective elements in successful adult language learning"--
9781788922203
Italian language--Study and teaching--Australia.
Second language acquisition.
Adult education--Australia.
Electronic Books.
PC1068 / .I346 2019