Ethnolinguistic Vitality, Social Networks and Motivation in Second Language Acquisition: Some Data from the Basque Country

The role of socio-contextual and social psychological elements in second-language acquisition in bilingual settings is examined among 139 native Spanish-speaking secondary school students. Compared to a Basque-speaking control group, the Spanish-speaking students scored lower on subjective ethnoling...

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Published inLanguage, culture, and curriculum Vol. 6; no. 2; p. 113
Main Authors Cenoz, Jasone, Valencia, Jose F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1993
Subjects
Basque
Bilingual Schools
Comparative Analysis
Ethnolinguistics
Foreign Countries
Language Acquisition
Language Proficiency
Native Speakers
Second Language Acquisition
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Social Support Groups
Spanish
Student Motivation
Uncommonly Taught Languages
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Summary:The role of socio-contextual and social psychological elements in second-language acquisition in bilingual settings is examined among 139 native Spanish-speaking secondary school students. Compared to a Basque-speaking control group, the Spanish-speaking students scored lower on subjective ethnolinguistic vitality, social networks, motivation, and Basque, and higher only in Spanish proficiency. (47 references) (Author/LB)
ISSN:0790-8318
DOI:10.1080/07908319309525143