A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss? The Case of Mature Students in Higher Education and Their Plurilingual Repertoires
This study diagnoses how the plurilingual repertoires of mature students (MS) in higher education (HE) are constructed throughout their lives. It addresses the main characteristics of MS; the contexts in which they move throughout their lives, and the situations they contact with languages. Data wer...
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| author | Susana Ambrósio Maria Helena Araújo e Sá Ana Raquel Simões |
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| description | This study diagnoses how the plurilingual repertoires of mature students (MS) in higher education (HE) are constructed throughout their lives. It addresses the main characteristics of MS; the contexts in which they move throughout their lives, and the situations they contact with languages. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire, mostly comprising open-ended questions. The questionnaire was emailed to 485 MS and was filled in by 195 (40.2%). The results highlight the intrinsic relationship between the MS’ life histories and the construction of their plurilingual repertoires. The findings reinforce the relevance of considering the MS’ plurilingual repertoires and life histories in the development of educational linguistic policies in HE. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c6cb6d360004ddfa65ba864d58167572023-12-03T11:49:46ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022019-11-019427110.3390/educsci9040271educsci9040271A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss? The Case of Mature Students in Higher Education and Their Plurilingual RepertoiresSusana Ambrósio0Maria Helena Araújo e Sá1Ana Raquel Simões2Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalResearch Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalResearch Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalThis study diagnoses how the plurilingual repertoires of mature students (MS) in higher education (HE) are constructed throughout their lives. It addresses the main characteristics of MS; the contexts in which they move throughout their lives, and the situations they contact with languages. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire, mostly comprising open-ended questions. The questionnaire was emailed to 485 MS and was filled in by 195 (40.2%). The results highlight the intrinsic relationship between the MS’ life histories and the construction of their plurilingual repertoires. The findings reinforce the relevance of considering the MS’ plurilingual repertoires and life histories in the development of educational linguistic policies in HE.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/4/271plurilingual repertoiresmature studentshigher educationlanguage biographies |
| spellingShingle | Susana Ambrósio Maria Helena Araújo e Sá Ana Raquel Simões A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss? The Case of Mature Students in Higher Education and Their Plurilingual Repertoires Education Sciences plurilingual repertoires mature students higher education language biographies |
| title | A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss? The Case of Mature Students in Higher Education and Their Plurilingual Repertoires |
| title_full | A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss? The Case of Mature Students in Higher Education and Their Plurilingual Repertoires |
| title_fullStr | A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss? The Case of Mature Students in Higher Education and Their Plurilingual Repertoires |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss? The Case of Mature Students in Higher Education and Their Plurilingual Repertoires |
| title_short | A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss? The Case of Mature Students in Higher Education and Their Plurilingual Repertoires |
| title_sort | rolling stone gathers no moss the case of mature students in higher education and their plurilingual repertoires |
| topic | plurilingual repertoires mature students higher education language biographies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/4/271 |
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