Gutenberg Open Science: Identity and near-native second language proficiency : what happens to the identity of the exceptional language learner?

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dc.contributor.author	Siebenhütter, Stefanie	-
dc.date.accessioned	2023-08-01T10:17:20Z	-
dc.date.available	2023-08-01T10:17:20Z	-
dc.date.issued	2023	-
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/9075	-
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this paper is to discuss the concept of identity and its relationship to language proficiency. In particular, the question of an influence on an individual’s identity through near-native L2 proficiency will be investigated. This includes the factor of age of language acquisition and the “Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH)” also referred to as “sensitive period” or “age effects” in recent years. Furthermore, the development of deep emotional bonds to an L2 and the L2 community is discussed, leading to the concept of identity and its use in applied linguistics. The paper concludes that defining the concept of identity based solely on language is not fruitful. Rather, it leads to further terminological confusion, as does equating identity with social roles. This suggests for a concept of identity that is defined independently of the languages an individual is able to understand and speak, bearing in mind, that languages may influence an individual’s self-concept as much as social roles and the living environment.	en_GB
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Discussion Paper Series: Thinking allowed ; 01/2023	-
dc.rights	CC BY	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	100 Philosophie	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	100 Philosophy	en_GB
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychologie	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychology	en_GB
dc.subject.ddc	400 Sprache	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	400 Language	en_GB
dc.title	Identity and near-native second language proficiency : what happens to the identity of the exceptional language learner?	en_GB
dc.type	Arbeitspapier	de
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:hebis:77-openscience-9166f511-44db-489d-a08a-0d612e42672b3	-
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9058	-
jgu.type.dinitype	workingPaper	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Original work	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.description.extent	9 Seiten	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 05 Philosophie und Philologie	de
jgu.organisation.number	7920	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.subject.ddccode	100	de
jgu.subject.ddccode	150	de
jgu.subject.ddccode	400	de
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485	-
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