Learners’ Perceptions on Acculturation: A Case Study of Adult Arab Learners of Finnish as Second Language (FSL) in Finland
Abstract
The study aimed at investigating the perceptions of adult Arab FSL learners on acculturation to the Finnish host society. The participants are immigrants, learning Finnish language and acculturating into the Finish society are crucial for better future life in the host society. A qualitative paradigm was adopted, and nine adult Arab FSL learners participated in this study. In-depth interview and a modified version of Ward and Rana-Deuba (1999) Acculturation Index methods were utilized for the purpose of data collection. ATLAS.ti version 7 was utilized to manage and analyze collected data within Schumann (1978) Acculturation Model. The data revealed positive perceptions (motivation; to learn Finnish and acculturate into the Finnish host society) and negative perceptions (anxiety, social chasm between the participants and the host society group, and the fact that Finnish is a difficult language to learn in terms of long words and complicated grammar).
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