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Publication Date: 2016-Nov
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The Meanings of Learning as Described by Polish Migrant Bloggers
Popow, Monika
Australian Journal of Adult Learning, v56 n3 p331-352 Nov 2016
This paper addresses the meanings given to learning by Polish migrant bloggers. It presents the result of an analysis of ten blogs, written by Poles living abroad. The blogs under analysis were chosen on the basis of random sample. The analysed material was categorised by recurring themes, which included: learning in Poland, language acquisition, formal education, learning about the new culture, discovering the social norms of the host society and seeing immigration as an all-round learning experience. Four types of meanings given by authors were distinguished: migration as learning experience, learning as effort which deserves a reward, learning as a change, and learning as adapting to multiculturalism. The meanings were analysed according to the principles of critical discourse analysis. The paper discusses how the meanings given by authors are linked to a broad socio-cultural context. It analyses also the impact of learning into identity creation processes.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Diaries, Experience, Second Language Learning, Attitudes, Educational Experience, Postsecondary Education, Learning, Acculturation, Case Studies, Discourse Analysis
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Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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