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Dewaele, Jean-Marc. 2008. “Appropriateness” in foreign language acquisition and use: Some theoretical, methodological and ethical considerations. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching 46 (3) : 245–265.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

appropriateness | ethics | foreign language acquisition | multilingualism

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Annotation

This paper explores the notion of “appropriateness” in foreign language use, acquisition and teaching. Employing a participant-based emic approach, the study examines multilinguals' perceptions of appropriateness in their foreign languages, developed as part of their socialisation in a new language/culture, and the way they deal with it.