Students’ engagement with second language learning: a sociocultural approach

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This thesis is an exploratory study investigating students' engagement with learning a second language (L2) in an Australian context, highlighting their preferences in learning. The student participants were East Asian students studying English as a second language (ESL) in ELICOS centres and Australian university students studying languages other than English (LOTE). Specifically, the study was concerned with identifying and describing L2 learning preferences of the participants, analysing any changes in their learning preferences as they progressed with language learning and examining the influences of the participants' language learning goals and experiences on their responses to language learning.\nThe theoretical framework for the research is grounded in Sociocultural Theory (SCT), including reference to Activity Theory (AT) which is derived from SCT and assists in explaining students' engagement in L2 learning activities. The study explores the proposition, based on SCT, that ind

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