Differences in morality judgment in English and Croatian among Croatian students

master's thesis

• Author: Karolina Poljak
• Mentor: Irena Zovko Dinković (mentor)
• Committee member: Marina Grubišić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Zubak Pivarski (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Irena Zovko Dinković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-27, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This thesis delves into the significance of linguistic factors when studying the so-called foreign language effect (FLE), which refers to an increase of utilitarian decision-making in the foreign language compared to the native language. It is widely believed that the foreign language effect is primarily influenced by four linguistic factors: age of acquisition, proficiency, learning context, and immersion. The theoretical framework in the first part of the thesis provides a comprehensive review of previous research conducted on the age of acquisition, proficiency, the context of learning, and immersion, which helps in providing a better understanding of the foreign language effect. The second part of the thesis presents a study carried out on a sample of 107 university students. The research involved the use of 25 moral dilemmas to assess the impact of linguistic factors on the foreign language effect. The results show that immersion was the crucial linguistic factor, followed by the age of acquisition, proficiency, and the informal context of learning.

• Keywords: foreign language effect; age of acquisition; proficiency; learning context; immersion; moral dilemmas
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:711034
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: TEFL; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Repository: ODRAZ
• Created on: 2023-09-30 12:57:21