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Roger, Peter – TESL-EJ, 2010
This interview study of seven highly proficient Korean users of English examines the role of the "ideal second language self" as a motivator in the learning of English as a global language. It explores their perspectives on the cultural associations that English holds, the degree to which a "global identity" is a part of their…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Citizenship, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation
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Gearing, Nigel; Roger, Peter – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
This study investigated the willingness of 14 English-speaking EFL instructors living and working in South Korea to invest in practices connected with learning and using the Korean language. A model of investment for the "new world order" (Darvin, R., and B. Norton. 2015. "Identity and a Model of Investment in Applied…
Descriptors: Korean, Self Concept, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Gearing, Nigel; Roger, Peter – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2018
Native English speaking language teachers who live and work in various parts of the world often express a desire to learn the language of their host country. Without sustained levels of motivation, however, their desires are unlikely to be realized. This article reports the findings of a longitudinal case study of an American English language…
Descriptors: North American English, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction