EFL Students’ Attitudes Towards Plurilingualism

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• Theoretical Background: Treading the Path
• Monolingualism to Translanguaging
• Plurilingualism and Foreign Language Education
• Attitude
• Attitudes of EFL Learners Towards Plurilingualism
• Identified Factors Influencing Students' Attitudes towards Plurilingualism
• To What Extent Do Attitudes of EFL Students Towards EFL Learning Help or Hinder Plurilingualism?
• Challenges to Plurilingualism
• Conclusion
• References

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

The main objective of this work is to gain knowledge about EFL students' attitudes towards plurilingualism. The study aims to explore factors influencing these attitudes and analyze the extent to which students' views on English as a foreign language promote or challenge their perspective on plurilingualism.

• The development of foreign language education from monolingualism to multilingualism.
• The impact of factors such as individual experiences, language perceptions, family influence, media, and classroom interactions on students' attitudes towards plurilingualism.
• The role of language status in shaping attitudes towards plurilingualism, particularly the perception of less widespread languages.
• The potential of resource-oriented pedagogy in stimulating positive attitudes towards plurilingualism and mitigating language boundaries in the classroom.
• The importance of integrating linguistic diversity in the classroom and fostering a holistic approach to language learning.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The introduction establishes the importance of language attitudes in language learning and discusses the impact of national education systems on students' perspectives. It highlights the shift towards multilingualism in German schools and the potential of diverse classrooms to cultivate positive attitudes towards plurilingualism.

The theoretical background delves into the evolution of language education from monolingualism to translanguaging, exploring the concepts of plurilingualism, language repertoire, and translanguaging within the framework of sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics.

The chapter on attitudes of EFL learners towards plurilingualism focuses on identifying factors influencing students' attitudes, examining the influence of EFL learning on their perspective on plurilingualism, and exploring the challenges associated with promoting plurilingualism in the classroom.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The primary keywords and focus topics of this work include language attitudes, language status, plurilingualism, and translanguaging. The study investigates the influence of these concepts on EFL students' perceptions and practices of plurilingualism.