The Intersection of Language, Culture, and Technology: Challenges and Strategies in L3 Learning
ISBN: 978-1-83982-129-5, eISBN: 978-1-83982-128-8
Publication date: 26 November 2020
Abstract
All humans have an innate ability to learn multiple languages and with increasing mobility across linguistic boundaries, people are more than ever embracing multilingualism. This chapter examines international students’ perceptions of their third language (L3) learning experience in their second language (L2) English context. Challenges and strategies of L3 learning are explored as data from a survey and interviews were analyzed. Twenty-eight (n = 28) international students were asked to answer Likert-scale and open-ended questions regarding their L3 learning experience. Select participants were also interviewed. The quantitative and qualitative results show that learning an L3 not only offered international students an opportunity to strengthen their understanding of the relationship between language and culture, but also allowed them to position themselves as multilinguals within the globalized world context. Furthermore, the data reveal that technology is an integral part of international students’ L3 learning process, but that additional support is needed. This chapter also discusses ideas including technology-enhanced language learning to assist international students in their L3 learning experience in higher education.
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Acknowledgments
In carrying out this study, researchers received support from the following assistants, who deserve our thanks: Barbara Blake, Melanie Dietrich, Sara Herlands, Boukary Ouedraogo, Kayla Roumeliotis, and Jaclyn Sandler.
Citation
Lenkaitis, C.A., Hilliker, S.M. and Castañeda, L.Y. (2020), "The Intersection of Language, Culture, and Technology: Challenges and Strategies in L3 Learning", Mather, P.-A. (Ed.) Technology-enhanced Learning and Linguistic Diversity: Strategies and Approaches to Teaching Students in a 2nd or 3rd Language (Emerald Studies in Higher Education, Innovation and Technology), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 91-103. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-128-820201007
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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