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Challenges and Opportunities: Probing Language Learning within Multilingual Milieus with a Focus on Affect
Authors : Sinan Özyurt
Pages : 899-906
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Publication Date : 2023-12-22
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Considering the fact that \"emotions are central to human life, and bilingualism provides a new perspective on emotions which promises to lead to new insights, as well as to offer crucial evidence for the old debates\" (Wierzbicka, 2004, p. 94), it becomes increasingly important to explore the latent nature of emotions and affect as an area of research that has remained under-researched in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) until recently. Due to a longstanding trend favoring the study of emotions in L1 rather than L2 and L3, which are languages included in the scope of multilingualism, the study of emotions or affect in multilingual contexts has received relatively scant attention. However, not only the ongoing multinational migrations on a global scale but also unprecedented developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the advent of Positive Psychology have prompted researchers and practitioners to investigate a broader range of diverse emotions in multilingual learning contexts. Unsurprisingly, this exponential increase and interest in studying the emotional dimensions of multilingualism have almost reached maturity in applied linguistics in the past two decades. In line with this, numerous refereed journals, books, and conference proceedings characterized by increased theoretical and methodological diversity have focused on the fundamental role of emotions and affect in multilingualism, yielding results in the field of second or foreign language learning in recent years. Considering the determining role of affect and emotions in language learning and acquisition, it is crucial to maintain further inquiry into the influence of affective factors on L2 learning, emotionality of multilinguals, and the inter-relationship between multilingualism and emotions in the entire language learning or acquisition process. In this sense, the purpose of this article is to review current research on multilingualism and emotions, better understand the complex nature of affect in language learners or teachers, and provide more insights or directions for future research in multilingualism.Keywords : İkinci Dil Edinimi, Çok Dillilik, Duygulanım, Duygular, İkinci Dil Öğrenenleri