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Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning: A Longitudinal Study of Japanese Language Learners

Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning: A Longitudinal Study of Japanese Language Learners

Yoshida, Reiko

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Series: Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics

JapaneseLinguistics

ISBN10: 1032484845
ISBN13: 9781032484846
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 26 2025
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This book explores self-concept in foreign language (FL) learning, tracing the trajectories of a group of Japanese language learners at an Australian university to illuminate new insights about the factors impacting positive self-concept and implications for language learning more broadly.

The volume calls attention to the ways in which learners' perception of themselves as FL learners plays a fundamental role in FL learning. Drawing on data from a longitudinal study, including student diaries, interviews and classroom observations, Yoshida outlines shifts in self-concept as learners progress from secondary school to university courses to study abroad and beyond. The book demonstrates how the learner journey is marked by a growing recognition of the importance of practice for achievement but also a greater sense of self-consciousness, with learners' agency in creating opportunities for themselves to practice their FL as a key factor in improving self-concept over time. This work offers unique observations about self-concept for learners who already 'have' global English as a first language, inspiring ways forward for future research and language teaching in other under-studied languages.

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