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Minority language abandonment in Welsh-medium educated L2 male adolescents: classroom, not chatroom

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Minority language abandonment in Welsh-medium educated L2 male adolescents: classroom, not chatroom. / Price, Abigail Ruth; Tamburelli, M.
In: Language Culture and Curriculum, Vol. 29, No. 2, 05.2016, p. 189-2016.

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Price, AR & Tamburelli, M 2016, 'Minority language abandonment in Welsh-medium educated L2 male adolescents: classroom, not chatroom', Language Culture and Curriculum, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 189-2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2015.1136323

APA

Price, A. R., & Tamburelli, M. (2016). Minority language abandonment in Welsh-medium educated L2 male adolescents: classroom, not chatroom. Language Culture and Curriculum, 29(2), 189-2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2015.1136323

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Price AR, Tamburelli M. 2016. Minority language abandonment in Welsh-medium educated L2 male adolescents: classroom, not chatroom. Language Culture and Curriculum. 29(2):189-2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2015.1136323

MLA

Price, Abigail Ruth and M. Tamburelli. "Minority language abandonment in Welsh-medium educated L2 male adolescents: classroom, not chatroom". Language Culture and Curriculum. 2016, 29(2). 189-2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2015.1136323

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Price AR, Tamburelli M. Minority language abandonment in Welsh-medium educated L2 male adolescents: classroom, not chatroom. Language Culture and Curriculum. 2016 May;29(2):189-2016. Epub 2016 Feb 12. doi: 10.1080/07908318.2015.1136323

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Price, Abigail Ruth ; Tamburelli, M. / Minority language abandonment in Welsh-medium educated L2 male adolescents: classroom, not chatroom. In: Language Culture and Curriculum. 2016 ; Vol. 29, No. 2. pp. 189-2016.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Minority language abandonment in Welsh-medium educated L2 male adolescents: classroom, not chatroom

AU - Price, Abigail Ruth

AU - Tamburelli, M.

PY - 2016/5

Y1 - 2016/5

N2 - The education system has played a crucial role in Welsh language maintenance, with Welsh-medium education providing a central locus of language transmission. However, language transmission through education is not without pitfalls. This paper discusses the impact of top-down minority language transmission and the growing issue of formal domain dependency in Wales. We present results of four Focus Groups, undertaken with 19 male adolescent L2 speakers of Welsh. The key findings indicate that top-down formal-domain transmission has amplified the view of Welsh as a language limited to formal, ‘high’ domains, thus inhibiting language application among male adolescents. The inherent association of Welsh with formality as well as tradition and patriotism has led to cultural disengagement among the target group

AB - The education system has played a crucial role in Welsh language maintenance, with Welsh-medium education providing a central locus of language transmission. However, language transmission through education is not without pitfalls. This paper discusses the impact of top-down minority language transmission and the growing issue of formal domain dependency in Wales. We present results of four Focus Groups, undertaken with 19 male adolescent L2 speakers of Welsh. The key findings indicate that top-down formal-domain transmission has amplified the view of Welsh as a language limited to formal, ‘high’ domains, thus inhibiting language application among male adolescents. The inherent association of Welsh with formality as well as tradition and patriotism has led to cultural disengagement among the target group

U2 - 10.1080/07908318.2015.1136323

DO - 10.1080/07908318.2015.1136323

M3 - Article

VL - 29

SP - 189

EP - 2016

JO - Language Culture and Curriculum

JF - Language Culture and Curriculum

SN - 0790-8318

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