Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: JUSABE MARTINS ALVES PEREIRA SILVERIO

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : JUSABE MARTINS ALVES PEREIRA SILVERIO
DATE: 12/12/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Virtual
TITLE:

Motivation evidenced by the identity mobilization of Portuguese-speaking immigrants, as they invest in learning the target language in English-speaking countries

KEY WORDS:

immigration; acculturation; identity mobilization; motivation management; learning and use of English

PAGES: 69
BIG AREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Letras
SUMMARY:

In an immigration context, speaking the language of the host country is essential to ensure access to various social spheres, such as school and work, and it is through the acquisition of the language shared by the group that immigrants integrate into society, with an expansion of citizenship proportional to the level of integration achieved (Darvin; Norton, 2021). According to Azevedo (2016), the linguistic choices made by immigrants are unconscious processes associated with the different social roles they assume in their daily interactions and the multiple dimensions that constitute social identity. Based on the assumption that acculturation is a process of identity translation through which the host culture is incorporated into the immigrant's identity and that this translation is done through language, this research aims to investigate how Portuguese speakers living in English-speaking countries mobilize their identities to remain motivated to learn and/or use English in the social practices in which they routinely engage. An English learning narrative and a semi-structured interview about the contexts and objectives of language use by participants will be used. The data generated will be analyzed based on the systematization of influences and motivational components made by Zanoteli (2019). It is hoped that the identity mobilization carried out by the participants will be understood, thereby explaining the motivation management they perform, by means of identity, to learn and use English in their daily lives.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - CAROLINA VIANINI AMARAL LIMA
Presidente - MARIA RAQUEL DE ANDRADE BAMBIRRA
Interna - PATRICIA RODRIGUES TANURI BAPTISTA