Malaysian university students' mental images of Portuguesespeaking countries and their motivations to learn Portuguese
This study investigated the mental images of Portuguese-speaking countries held by 91 students learning Portuguese in two large public universities in Malaysia. It also explored the factors that motivated them to learn Portuguese. This is the first such study to present findings on the mental images...
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my.um.eprints.404812023-10-20T03:57:57Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/40481/ Malaysian university students' mental images of Portuguesespeaking countries and their motivations to learn Portuguese Nikitina, Larisa Tan, Raan Hann Mohamad, Jamian PC Romance languages This study investigated the mental images of Portuguese-speaking countries held by 91 students learning Portuguese in two large public universities in Malaysia. It also explored the factors that motivated them to learn Portuguese. This is the first such study to present findings on the mental images associated with Portuguese-speaking countries apart from Portugal and Brazil. The data analysis revealed that the students held a wide array of images of Portugal. The country was strongly associated in their minds with football, food, and the shared history of Malaysia and Portugal. The images of Portuguese-speaking countries, with the exception of Brazil, were less diverse and were at times erroneous. The students' main motivation for learning Portuguese was to broaden knowledge about Portuguese-speaking countries. The students were also interested in learning more foreign languages. The findings suggest that the images of the target language countries had some influence on the language learners' choice to learn Portuguese. The pedagogical implications of these findings are also discussed. Institutionen for Moderna Sprak, Uppsala Universitet 2022 Article PeerReviewed Nikitina, Larisa and Tan, Raan Hann and Mohamad, Jamian (2022) Malaysian university students' mental images of Portuguesespeaking countries and their motivations to learn Portuguese. Moderna Sprak, 116 (2). pp. 140-166. ISSN 2000-3560, |
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This study investigated the mental images of Portuguese-speaking countries held by 91 students learning Portuguese in two large public universities in Malaysia. It also explored the factors that motivated them to learn Portuguese. This is the first such study to present findings on the mental images associated with Portuguese-speaking countries apart from Portugal and Brazil. The data analysis revealed that the students held a wide array of images of Portugal. The country was strongly associated in their minds with football, food, and the shared history of Malaysia and Portugal. The images of Portuguese-speaking countries, with the exception of Brazil, were less diverse and were at times erroneous. The students' main motivation for learning Portuguese was to broaden knowledge about Portuguese-speaking countries. The students were also interested in learning more foreign languages. The findings suggest that the images of the target language countries had some influence on the language learners' choice to learn Portuguese. The pedagogical implications of these findings are also discussed. |
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Malaysian university students' mental images of Portuguesespeaking countries and their motivations to learn Portuguese |
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