Pannon Egyetem, TNYDI

Pannon Egyetem

 

 

In the process of the internationalization of higher education, there is a multitude and wide variety of students of different multicultural backgrounds on campuses in general and at an increasing rate on the Hungarian campuses. In order to provide high-quality education, there is a need to understand how multiple language identities are operating in the current highly digitalized world. Considering that access to one’s mother tongue(s) is available 24/7, the normally established power dynamics between languages are potentially undergoing a shift. With this in mind, the research seeks to investigate this phenomenon in younger generations of language speakers and to examine the general attitudes (whether conscious or unconscious) towards their L1/L2. Based on the results, the research can provide potential applications of hitherto unrelated aspects (speaker attitudes, views on language) as a means to improve language retention and revitalization methods, primarily used in a workshop fashion.

 

Keywords: sociolinguistics, language maintenance, language revival, Gaelic