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Capitolo | Learner Profiles and Attitudes Towards Accent in the Foreign Language

Learner Profiles and Attitudes Towards Accent in the Foreign Language

The Role of Language Backgrounds

Abstract

This paper is part of collaborative research investigating the attitudes of first-year university students in Italy towards foreign accents. It examines the first part of the survey which aims to define the students’ identity and language profile. The analysis focuses on the characteristics of the group which are hypothesised to correlate with students' attitudes towards foreign accents examined in the other sections of the questionnaire. Factors that could have an impact are gender, motivation for studying languages, bi-/plurilingualism, the nature of the languages studied, the language repertoire and the background of its acquisition.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 23 Marzo 2022 | Accettato: 03 Maggio 2022 | Pubblicato 03 Agosto 2022 | Lingua: en

Keywords Language learner profilesForeign accent perceptionLanguage backgroundsUniversity languages learnersSecond language acquisition


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