Why Are Girls Interested More in Bilingualism? Gender effects on learning and using the minority language among majority language speakers in Finland and South-Tyrol

Marton examines the relationship between gender and bilingualism by focusing on traditional minority settings, where bilingualism is an integral part of the everyday life. She explores how gender affects Finnish-speaking and Italian-speaking student's motivation to learn and use Swedish and Ger...

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Published inEuropa ethnica Vol. 69; no. 3/4; p. 97
Main Author Vincze, Eniko Marton-László
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vienna Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG 01.01.2012
Subjects
Bilingualism
Children
Everyday life
Finnish language
Foreign language learning
Gender
Gender studies
German
Girls
Language acquisition
Language usage
Language use
Minority languages
Motivation
Opposite sex relations
Swedish
Finland
Tirol
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Summary:Marton examines the relationship between gender and bilingualism by focusing on traditional minority settings, where bilingualism is an integral part of the everyday life. She explores how gender affects Finnish-speaking and Italian-speaking student's motivation to learn and use Swedish and German, respectively. Furthermore, Marton test the hypothesis that gender affects motivation in learning the minority language and thus contributes to differences in second language use among boys and girls.
ISSN:0014-2492
DOI:10.24989/0014-2492-2012-34-97