A contrastive analysis of emotions and thoughts across Arabic and English as foreign languages in narratives written by bilingual Jordanian university students studying in Hungary

Al-Madanat Dina: A contrastive analysis of emotions and thoughts across Arabic and English as foreign languages in narratives written by bilingual Jordanian university students studying in Hungary. In: EduLingua, (9) 1. pp. 75-91. (2023)

[thumbnail of edulingua_2023_001_075-091.pdf] Cikk, tanulmány, mű
edulingua_2023_001_075-091.pdf

Letöltés (1MB)

Absztrakt (kivonat)

The present study aimed to explore bilinguals’ narratives in their two languages by examining their emotions by comparing the number of adjectives and adverbs used to describe a photo. The study also examines whether the thoughts expressed in their narratives are similar in Arabic and English. Data were collected from 18 Jordanian Arabic-English bilingual university students residing in Hungary, through narratives formed to describe a thematic apperception test photo. To compare the number of adjectives and adverbs, data were analyzed using SPSS 20, and qualitative thematic analysis was conducted to explore the themes in the narratives. The results of this study indicate that when participants used their first language (L1), they did not tend to employ a greater number of adjectives and adverbs in their writing. In other words, the use of adjectives and adverbs in L1 does not appear to be more frequent than in other languages. Findings also indicate that participants would describe the same photo differently by presenting different thoughts when using their L1 and L2. This study presents further evidence that bilinguals use their two languages differently.

Mű típusa: Cikk, tanulmány, mű
Rovatcím: Tanulmányok
Befoglaló folyóirat/kiadvány címe: EduLingua
Dátum: 2023
Kötet: 9
Szám: 1
ISSN: 2415-945X
Oldalak: pp. 75-91
Nyelv: angol
Kiadó: LoGoS Kutatócsoport Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Angoltanár-képző és Alkalmazott Nyelvészeti Tanszék
Kiadás helye: Szeged
Befoglaló mű URL: https://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/84499/
DOI: 10.14232/edulingua.2023.1.4
Kulcsszavak: Felsőoktatás - kétnyelvűség - Magyarország
Megjegyzések: Bibliogr.: p. 88-90. ; ill. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Szakterület: 05. Társadalomtudományok
05. Társadalomtudományok > 05.03. Oktatástudomány
06. Bölcsészettudományok
06. Bölcsészettudományok > 06.02. Nyelvek és irodalom
Feltöltés dátuma: 2024. feb. 09. 10:50
Utolsó módosítás: 2025. jún. 20. 12:36
URI: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/84503
Bővebben:
Tétel nézet Tétel nézet