Research on the Students’Attitudes Towards Multilingualism:Li Minority Students in Hainan  

海南黎族学生多语态度的调查研究

作　　者：Mei YUE Xujie FAN 岳梅;范须洁(海南大学)

机构地区：[1]Hainan University

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics》2022年第3期360-374,484,共16页中国应用语言学（英文）

摘　　要：Recent research has emphasized that attitude is key to language learners’learning outcomes.More specifically,language learners’feelings about languages and language learning may affect their study behavior and willingness to engage with a second or foreign language.Few studies on language attitudes have been conducted with ethnic minority groups in China.As such,influencing factors(e.g.,gender,language proficiency)have not gained sufficient attention.The present study aims to explore language attitudes,especially towards multilingualism,among members of the Li minority group in Hainan,China.First,we conceptualized and validated a questionnaire on attitudes towards multilingualism.Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis verified the survey’s validity.Then,we examined how selected sociodemographic variables(e.g.,gender and language proficiency)influenced students’attitudes towards multilingualism.Hierarchical regression was performed to ascertain the contribution of each predictor variable to learners’attitudes towards multilingualism.Results revealed no significant relationship between gender and language attitudes but found a significant impact of students’language proficiency level on their attitudes towards multilingualism.Implications for minority students’multilingual learning were discussed based on the findings.最近的研究表明,态度是影响语言学习者学习产出的关键性因素。更具体地说,语言学习者对语言和语言学习的感受可能会影响他们的学习行为和参与第二语言或外语学习的意愿。然而,目前对中国少数民族语言态度的研究很少,并且其影响因素(如性别、语言能力)还没有得到足够的重视。本研究旨在探讨中国海南黎族学生的语言态度,尤其是对多语制的态度。首先,我们构思并验证了一份关于多语态度的调查问卷,并通过探索性因子分析和验证性因子分析验证了该问卷的有效性。其次,我们研究了选定的社会人口学变量(如性别和语言能力)如何影响学生对多语制的态度。通过层次回归分析,确定每个预测变量对学习者使用多种语言态度的影响。结果显示,性别与语言态度之间没有显著关系,但发现学生的语言水平对其多语制态度有显著影响。根据研究结果,本文讨论了少数民族学生多语言学习的启示。

关 键 词：language attitudes attitudes towards multilingualism ethnic minorities Li minority students in Hainan 

分 类 号：H09[语言文字—语言学]