Dancing Between Languages: Constructing a Confident Bilingual Identity During Acculturation
| aut.embargo | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.contains | No | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lewis, Lyn | |
| dc.contributor.author | Soto Ortiz Tirado, Maria Alejandra | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-20T04:15:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-05-20T04:15:55Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2022 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-05-20T03:50:35Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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… | en_NZ |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10292/15147 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_NZ |
| dc.publisher | Auckland University of Technology | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | |
| dc.title | Dancing Between Languages: Constructing a Confident Bilingual Identity During Acculturation | en_NZ |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en_NZ |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Auckland University of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters Dissertations | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Education | en_NZ |