A Qualitative Study of Five Adult African Immigrants' Perspectives on the Learning of Swedish as a Second Language
This aim of this study was to highlight the major learning perspectives discernible from five adult African immigrants’ experience of learning Swedish as a second language. The focus was on the analysis of the challenges that these immigrants encountered in the learning process and the factors that...
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| Format: | Others |
| Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande
2009
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-21595 |
| Summary: | This aim of this study was to highlight the major learning perspectives discernible from five adult African immigrants’ experience of learning Swedish as a second language. The focus was on the analysis of the challenges that these immigrants encountered in the learning process and the factors that supported their learning. This study revealed two dominant perspectives in adult African immigrants’ experience of learning Swedish as a second language. These perspectives which hinge on social participation and individual responsibility complement each other and are geared toward the same goals: the acquisition of the Swedish language and integration into the Swedish society. |
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