Endorsing a Standard Language Ideology Complex moderates associations between LX use and proficiency among French learners in Canada
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Doucerain, Marina M.
[1]
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Benkirane, Sarah
[1]
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Hernández-Rivera, Esteban
[2]
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Senaldi, Marco
[3]
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Titone, Debra
[3]
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[1] University of Quebec at Montreal
University of Quebec at Montreal
Canadá
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[2] University of Montreal
University of Montreal
Canadá
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[3] McGill University
McGill University
Canadá
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- Localización: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, ISSN 0143-4632, Vol. 47, Nº. 5, 2026, págs. 2819-2835
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The notion that LX (any additional language learned after the period when the initial language(s) were established) use relates to higher LX proficiency is well-established. However, there are individual differences in how beneficial LX use is for second language acquisition. This work tests the hypothesis that greater endorsement of a Standard Language Ideology Complex diminishes the positive association between LX use and proficiency among French learners in naturalistic settings in Canada. Participants (N = 206) completed an online cross-sectional survey. The results show that greater French use was more weakly related to greater proficiency (LexTale scores) for participants who strongly endorsed a Standard Language Ideology Complex than for those who endorsed this ideology complex less strongly. This moderation effect was the same in Quebec and in the rest of Canada. These results have practical implications for LX teaching. This work contributes to a very small body of work on the role of learners’ personally-held ideologies in SLA – contrasting with the massive literature on macro-aspects of language ideologies.
