---
_id: '28348'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: This article explores the interplay between learners’ linguistic and personal
    objectives as well as evaluations of their achievements in study-abroad contexts,
    an area that has thus far remained widely unexplored given the prevalence of product-oriented,
    outcomes-based research. The study draws on the case of one Canadian student of
    German who studied abroad at a German university for one year. To adopt an emic
    perspective, the data gained from a learning history questionnaire, semi-structured
    interviews, and e-journals were analyzed and interpreted within the framework
    of narrative analysis. The results show not only that learners’ sojourn objectives
    may be complex, dynamic, and contradictory in nature but also that they need to
    be examined beyond their face value, as they are entangled with learners’ negotiations
    of desirable subject positions and attempts to integrate their sojourn experiences,
    successes, and frustrations in a coherent and positive life narrative.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Mareike
  full_name: Müller, Mareike
  id: '71540'
  last_name: Müller
citation:
  ama: 'Müller M. “As a person, I feel I’ve changed pretty immensely”: Sojourners’
    aspirations and self-perceived achievements. <i>The Canadian Modern Language Review</i>.
    2017;73(1):24-47. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.3319">10.3138/cmlr.3319</a>'
  apa: 'Müller, M. (2017). “As a person, I feel I’ve changed pretty immensely”: Sojourners’
    aspirations and self-perceived achievements. <i>The Canadian Modern Language Review</i>,
    <i>73</i>(1), 24–47. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.3319">https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.3319</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Müller_2017, title={“As a person, I feel I’ve changed pretty immensely”:
    Sojourners’ aspirations and self-perceived achievements}, volume={73}, DOI={<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.3319">10.3138/cmlr.3319</a>}, number={1}, journal={The
    Canadian Modern Language Review}, author={Müller, Mareike}, year={2017}, pages={24–47}
    }'
  chicago: 'Müller, Mareike. “‘As a Person, I Feel I’ve Changed Pretty Immensely’:
    Sojourners’ Aspirations and Self-Perceived Achievements.” <i>The Canadian Modern
    Language Review</i> 73, no. 1 (2017): 24–47. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.3319">https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.3319</a>.'
  ieee: 'M. Müller, “‘As a person, I feel I’ve changed pretty immensely’: Sojourners’
    aspirations and self-perceived achievements,” <i>The Canadian Modern Language
    Review</i>, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 24–47, 2017, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.3319">10.3138/cmlr.3319</a>.'
  mla: 'Müller, Mareike. “‘As a Person, I Feel I’ve Changed Pretty Immensely’: Sojourners’
    Aspirations and Self-Perceived Achievements.” <i>The Canadian Modern Language
    Review</i>, vol. 73, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24–47, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.3319">10.3138/cmlr.3319</a>.'
  short: M. Müller, The Canadian Modern Language Review 73 (2017) 24–47.
date_created: 2021-12-07T10:18:50Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:58:02Z
department:
- _id: '468'
doi: 10.3138/cmlr.3319
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        73'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- individual differences
- learner beliefs
- narrative analysis
- sojourn objectives and evaluations
- study abroad
language:
- iso: eng
page: 24-47
publication: The Canadian Modern Language Review
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0008-4506
  - 1710-1131
publication_status: published
status: public
title: '“As a person, I feel I’ve changed pretty immensely”: Sojourners’ aspirations
  and self-perceived achievements'
type: journal_article
user_id: '71540'
volume: 73
year: '2017'
...
---
_id: '28355'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: This article investigates learners’ perceptions on pronunciation learning
    in study-abroad contexts from a qualitative perspective. While previous research
    focused mainly on quantitative measurements of pronunciation gains with mixed
    results, this study takes a more learner-centered approach and examines the impact
    of socio-psychological factors on learning foreign pronunciation, which appears
    to be a highly individual and at times conflict-prone process with which sojourners
    are confronted. The study draws on the cases of five Canadian students who studied
    abroad at German universities for one or two semesters. The data collection involved
    a learning history questionnaire; semi-structured interviews pre-, mid-, and post-sojourn;
    and bi-weekly e-journals. The data was analyzed and interpreted within the framework
    of narrative analysis. The results show how sojourners’ beliefs about the importance
    of pronunciation, community participation, identity-related challenges, and obstacles
    to pronunciation learning influence and help explain individually different learning
    behaviors and results.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Mareike
  full_name: Müller, Mareike
  id: '71540'
  last_name: Müller
citation:
  ama: 'Müller M. Listening to learners’ voices: Qualitative aspects of pronunciation
    learning during study abroad. <i>Journal of Second Language Pronunciation</i>.
    2016;2(1):108-142. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul">10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul</a>'
  apa: 'Müller, M. (2016). Listening to learners’ voices: Qualitative aspects of pronunciation
    learning during study abroad. <i>Journal of Second Language Pronunciation</i>,
    <i>2</i>(1), 108–142. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul">https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Müller_2016, title={Listening to learners’ voices: Qualitative
    aspects of pronunciation learning during study abroad}, volume={2}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul">10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul</a>},
    number={1}, journal={Journal of Second Language Pronunciation}, author={Müller,
    Mareike}, year={2016}, pages={108–142} }'
  chicago: 'Müller, Mareike. “Listening to Learners’ Voices: Qualitative Aspects of
    Pronunciation Learning during Study Abroad.” <i>Journal of Second Language Pronunciation</i>
    2, no. 1 (2016): 108–42. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul">https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul</a>.'
  ieee: 'M. Müller, “Listening to learners’ voices: Qualitative aspects of pronunciation
    learning during study abroad,” <i>Journal of Second Language Pronunciation</i>,
    vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 108–142, 2016, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul">10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul</a>.'
  mla: 'Müller, Mareike. “Listening to Learners’ Voices: Qualitative Aspects of Pronunciation
    Learning during Study Abroad.” <i>Journal of Second Language Pronunciation</i>,
    vol. 2, no. 1, 2016, pp. 108–42, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul">10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul</a>.'
  short: M. Müller, Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 2 (2016) 108–142.
date_created: 2021-12-07T12:50:39Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:58:02Z
department:
- _id: '468'
doi: 10.1075/jslp.2.1.05mul
extern: '1'
intvolume: '         2'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- pronunciation learning
- study abroad
- qualitative approach
- narrative analysis
- learner beliefs
- socio-psychological learning factors
language:
- iso: eng
page: 108-142
publication: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2215-1931
  - 2215-194X
publication_status: published
status: public
title: 'Listening to learners’ voices: Qualitative aspects of pronunciation learning
  during study abroad'
type: journal_article
user_id: '71540'
volume: 2
year: '2016'
...