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Dancing Between Languages: Constructing a Confident Bilingual Identity During Acculturation

Soto Ortiz Tirado, Maria Alejandra
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For an immigrant, language plays – in a conscious or unconscious way – a central role while integrating a bilingual identity during acculturation. The multicultural context of Auckland presents a multilingual stage where an immigrant learns how to construct and integrate a bilingual identity while “dancing” between languages. This study answers the question: What influences the construction of an immigrant’s confident bilingual identity during acculturation? The study explores, through a metaphorical and a real construction, the experiences of two immigrants and their bilingual acculturation challenges in New Zealand (NZ). Using the Lego Serious Play method, the study narrates - through a verbal and visual argument - four factors influencing the construction of an immigrant’s bilingual identity during acculturation: firstly, the development of bilingual competence; secondly, the challenges and opportunities of acculturative stress; thirdly, the impact of negative social attitudes on

immigrants’ self-confidence; and finally, the linguistic choice and the implications of its loyalty cost. Five, six, seven, eight (Cinco, seis, siete, ocho) and so the language dance begins…
Date
2022
Item Type
Dissertation
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Lewis, Lyn
Degree Name
Master of Education
Publisher
Auckland University of Technology

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