L2 JournalPub Date : 2024-05-06DOI: 10.5070/l2.21156
Emily Hellmich
{"title":"Introduction to the New Co-Editors","authors":"Emily Hellmich","doi":"10.5070/l2.21156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l2.21156","url":null,"abstract":"The new editors of the L2 Journal, Emily Hellmich and Kimberly Vinall, introduce themselves and re-introcue the journal.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"52 42","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141009942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2024-05-06DOI: 10.5070/l2.6573
Devin Grammon
{"title":"Ideology, indexicality, and the L2 development of sociolinguistic perception during study abroad","authors":"Devin Grammon","doi":"10.5070/l2.6573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l2.6573","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores one second language Spanish learner’s development of sociolinguistic perception in Peru involving target language variation and social indexicality in a study abroad context. Specifically, it investigates the perceptual mechanism that evolves in this context and enables L2 learners to interpret dialectal target language forms by linking them with elements of character, group traits, and other social attributes. An analysis of ethnographic data revealed two phases in this development. While the initial phase was characterized by the learner’s formation of contrastive social and linguistic categories and first-order sociolinguistic indices linking ways of speaking to kinds of people, the latter phase involved a rationalization and justification of these links. I claim that this produced an ideological field in which the learner located specific morphosyntactic variants as indexing social qualities like ‘licentiousness’ and ‘ineptitude’ via their association with brichero and cholo social types from the host society. These findings implicate language ideologies as the fundamental perceptual mechanism that enables L2 learners to interpret the social meaning of TL practices. This case study recommends critical pedagogies and innovative curricula to bolster L2 learners’ development of sociolinguistic competence during study abroad.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"7 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141009734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.5070/l2.2461
B. Samuelson
{"title":"Tuning Learners to Linguistic Diversity using the “Your Words” Activity","authors":"B. Samuelson","doi":"10.5070/l2.2461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l2.2461","url":null,"abstract":"The “Your Words” activity invites students to explore how they vary the ways that they communicate in their various speech communities (Morgan, 2014; Rampton, 2020). Students may consider their speech communities in only general terms, such as “I am a speaker of English and Cantonese because I am a resident of Hong Kong.” Or “I am from Miami, so I speak English and Spanish at home. Or “I like to skateboard, and I share some jargon with my skate mates that I don’t use in other situations.” To help them reflect more deeply on communities for which they may not have names, the “Your Words” activity invites them to reflect on and share a word or phrase that they only use in specific social groups that form part of their lives. The discussion that follows encourages students to consider how they modify the way they communicate as they move through the different speech communities that are part of their daily lives. The activity is useful for raising awareness of speech communities before introducing discussions about language attitudes and beliefs that can help prepare pre-service teachers for working with students whose linguistic and cultural diversity is unfamiliar to them.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139264883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.5070/l2.2466
Giovanna Fassetta, M. Imperiale
{"title":"Language and Integration of Refugee Children: Reflections on Delinking and Decoloniality","authors":"Giovanna Fassetta, M. Imperiale","doi":"10.5070/l2.2466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l2.2466","url":null,"abstract":"In this contribution we illustrate and discuss the decolonial approach adopted in a research project exploring the potential of including in education a language spoken by children and families from refugee backgrounds. The international project team from Palestine and the UK collaboratively designed a bespoke Levantine Arabic language course for beginners tailored to the needs identified by primary school staff, Arabic speaking pupils from refugee backgrounds, and their parents/carers. The course was offered to primary school staff in Scotland, enabling them to offer “linguistic hospitality” (Phipps, 2012) to Arabic speaking pupils and families. By delinking common assumptions and norms about language teaching/learning, the project strived to change the terms and the content of the conversation, unlocking possibilities for thinking and doing otherwise (Mignolo, 2007, 2018). In particular, the study questioned: who should be learning a language in an educational context; the teaching of the standard version of a language; expectations of expertise in educational settings; and the knowledge flow in international research with partners in Global South countries.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139266364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.5070/l215260147
Sonia Shiri
{"title":"Interactive Cultural Activities in Virtual Study Abroad During the Pandemic and Beyond","authors":"Sonia Shiri","doi":"10.5070/l215260147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l215260147","url":null,"abstract":"Some of the simplest affordances of study abroad became unavailable when students stayed stateside because of the pandemic-induced disruptions to international travel. These ranged from touring city and historical/cultural landmarks, having spontaneous and chance interactions with locals, participating in the performance of traditions and practices, visiting homes, engaging in \"domestic\" activities with host families and local peers, and developing a sense of community with other fellow students. This paper reports on three alternate, virtual cultural activities that were launched during the pandemic between a U.S. university and its study abroad partner institution in Morocco in order to help compensate for the health disruption. Survey responses, cultural products, and reflections from 118 participants were collected for this study over two Arabic summer intensive programs at the stateside university. The study explores the effectiveness of these activities in promoting intercultural competence and student engagement during this period and speculates on how they can be integrated into the regular programming post-pandemic in order to further enhance immersion.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128758784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.5070/l215260149
Kristen M. KENNEDY TERRY
{"title":"Learning from Locals: The Impact of Social Networks with Target-Language Speakers During Study Abroad","authors":"Kristen M. KENNEDY TERRY","doi":"10.5070/l215260149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l215260149","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121390537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.5070/l215260153
K. Griffin
{"title":"Study Abroad Programs in Transition from Pandemic to Endemic","authors":"K. Griffin","doi":"10.5070/l215260153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l215260153","url":null,"abstract":"The language that is used to refer to COVID-19 is changing to reflect how the disease evolves. One of the changes is the use of the word endemic to replace pandemic , a modification that implies far reaching effects on goals for language acquisition and cultural integration, particularly in the context of study abroad. Study abroad programs need to be constantly responsive to living, working, traveling, and studying within a framework of the continued presence of a disease that shows no sign of abatement. In this chapter, the author will compare past goals of study abroad and new goals that administrators, faculty, and students are collectively creating as they adapt to acquiring language and culture in a learning environment that is now, by default, in flux requiring hybridized and flexible activities and objectives. Focal comments by administrators, faculty, and students are included in order to present perspectives on how COVID has impacted each of these groups.","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115061512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.5070/l215260146
Glenn Levine-West, Yeana W. Lam, G. Schaeffer
{"title":"Study Abroad in a (Post-) Pandemic World: Our New Normal and Some Reasons for Optimism","authors":"Glenn Levine-West, Yeana W. Lam, G. Schaeffer","doi":"10.5070/l215260146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l215260146","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121265516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L2 JournalPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.5070/l215260144
R. Blake, K. C. Morris
{"title":"Introduction to Special Issue on Study Abroad During COVID and Beyond","authors":"R. Blake, K. C. Morris","doi":"10.5070/l215260144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l215260144","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":328034,"journal":{"name":"L2 Journal","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127011355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}