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Learning Languages, Being Social
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Learning Languages, Being Social

by Susanne Mohr, Lindsay Ferrara
August 2024
Intermediate to advanced
274 pages
9h 44m
English
De Gruyter Mouton
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Part II: Informal language learning in public contexts

Communicative competence in the virtual breathing space: Minoritized language learning in social media

Constanze Ackermann-Boström
Maggie Glass

Note: The authors are listed in alphabetical order: both have contributed equally to the analysis and write-up of this article.

Abstract

For many minoritized languages, there is little or no formal language learning due to overarching dominant language ideologies and the resulting policies, which then limit the domains in which those languages can be acquired and used. Therefore, it is necessary to have informal language (learning) spaces where these languages can thrive. This chapter explores how members of minoritized language communities ...

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