The perception of identity and emotionality in Spanish L2
The aim of this chapter is to analyse how Spanish language students feel and see themselves when they communicate in this language. We are also interested in discovering whether they really feel the content transmitted in the same way as in their L1, or if, as is claimed in many studies, this conten...
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| Tipo de recurso: | libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repositorio: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/64438 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/64438 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Emotional perception Identity Affective appraisal Attitudes and beliefs Spanish/L2 Filología Philology |
| Sumario: | The aim of this chapter is to analyse how Spanish language students feel and see themselves when they communicate in this language. We are also interested in discovering whether they really feel the content transmitted in the same way as in their L1, or if, as is claimed in many studies, this content has less affective force. Can they feel anger, modesty, fear or love in their words in the same way as they do in L1? Does speaking Spanish make them feel freer, nicer or more sociable? In other words, is their self-image changed by the languages they use? In order to answer these questions, we gave a questionnaire on perception to two groups of Spanish language students of different origins (Denmark and Brazil). We also collected data on the participants? attitude regarding the language and culture with the aim of discovering any type of correlation between the different variables in the study (self-image, emotional expression and attitudes). The results show significant differences between the two groups as regards how they see themselves and how they feel in Spanish. They also highlight gender and attitudes towards the language as influential factors in identity and emotionality in Spanish. |
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