Re-place-ing space in Libyan women’s language learning and culture mapping
Libya embarks on a new era in world relations where learning English has become a necessity. This study investigated how Libyan women managed to study abroad, found their place and learned a language despite the country’s cultural subjection against women.It explored what motivated them to study Eng...
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| author | Jalova, Melicent |
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| description | Libya embarks on a new era in world relations where learning English has become a necessity. This study investigated how Libyan women managed to study abroad, found their place and learned a language despite the country’s cultural subjection against women.It explored what motivated them to study English, how they felt about the learning
environment, and the process of engaging themselves in intercultural exchange.Twelve female Libyan were subjects of this study.This study
utilized a combination of the descriptive and analytical research designs.Since this is a qualitative study, the researcher used thematic analysis in analyzing and interpreting gathered data.It is founded in Milton Rokeach’s Theory which says that each person has a highly organized system of beliefs, attitudes, and values, which guides behavior.Personal motivation and the desire to live through another culture without compromising its own concluded this study.The cultural construct that Libyan women can’t decide and can’t do a lot is unacceptable to these women who believe that they could play a very significant presence in the new government. |
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| spelling | uum-209172017-02-12T03:35:27Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20917/ Re-place-ing space in Libyan women’s language learning and culture mapping Jalova, Melicent HQ The family. Marriage. Woman P Philology. Linguistics Libya embarks on a new era in world relations where learning English has become a necessity. This study investigated how Libyan women managed to study abroad, found their place and learned a language despite the country’s cultural subjection against women.It explored what motivated them to study English, how they felt about the learning environment, and the process of engaging themselves in intercultural exchange.Twelve female Libyan were subjects of this study.This study utilized a combination of the descriptive and analytical research designs.Since this is a qualitative study, the researcher used thematic analysis in analyzing and interpreting gathered data.It is founded in Milton Rokeach’s Theory which says that each person has a highly organized system of beliefs, attitudes, and values, which guides behavior.Personal motivation and the desire to live through another culture without compromising its own concluded this study.The cultural construct that Libyan women can’t decide and can’t do a lot is unacceptable to these women who believe that they could play a very significant presence in the new government. 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20917/1/shsconf_icome2017%201%207xiii.pdf Jalova, Melicent (2017) Re-place-ing space in Libyan women’s language learning and culture mapping. In: International Conference on Communication and Media: An International Communication Association Regional Conference (i-COME’16), 18th - 20th September 2016, Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. http://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173300032 doi:10.1051/shsconf/20173300032 doi:10.1051/shsconf/20173300032 |
| spellingShingle | HQ The family. Marriage. Woman P Philology. Linguistics Jalova, Melicent Re-place-ing space in Libyan women’s language learning and culture mapping |
| title | Re-place-ing space in Libyan women’s language learning and culture mapping |
| title_full | Re-place-ing space in Libyan women’s language learning and culture mapping |
| title_fullStr | Re-place-ing space in Libyan women’s language learning and culture mapping |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re-place-ing space in Libyan women’s language learning and culture mapping |
| title_short | Re-place-ing space in Libyan women’s language learning and culture mapping |
| title_sort | re place ing space in libyan women s language learning and culture mapping |
| topic | HQ The family. Marriage. Woman P Philology. Linguistics |
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