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investment in language learning: a standalone construct

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Second language acquisition

a learner's socially and historically shaped commitment to a language, tied to hoped-for identities and resources, used in place of fixed motivation.

In second language acquisition, investment in language learning refers to a learner's socially and historically shaped commitment to a language, tied to hoped-for identities and resources, used in place of fixed motivation. This meaning comes from Peirce (1995) in TESOL Quarterly.[1]

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acquisition4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs commitment5 fields · 9 citationsjingle · one name, five constructs investment2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Peirce, B. N. (1995). Social Identity, Investment, and Language Learning. TESOL Quarterly, 29(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.2307/3587803

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