Second Language Identity Construction Of Two Indonesian Students During Their Study-Abroad Experience
Abstract
Language and cultural identity are things that can summarized in terms of
language identity. The construct of second language identity has strong relation
with study abroad. Second language identity tend to appear in continuous classical
conditioning through study abroad. However, no further investigation about this
issue has been researched in Indonesian international student context. This study
aimed to explore how is the second language identity constructed through the
interactions during study abroad. Through narrative interviews, this study will
explore more about how second language identity of two international students was
constructed in their study abroad countries. The result of this study is second
language identity construction is more powerful based on self-desire of participants
and who the interlocutors are. Further, by knowing how the second language
identity is constructed when international students are in native and non-native
English-speaking countries, this study will give an empirical contribution about
how English language learning patterns depend on the environment. Thus, the
English teacher or language expert later could adapt English learning patterns
through the construction of other people's language identity.