Adult minority language learning: motivation, identity and target variety: by Colin J. Flynn, Bristol, UK, Multilingual Matters, 2020, 1+264 pp., $149.95 (hardback), ISBN 9781788927031. Issue 5 (28th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Loza, Sergio; Ochoa, Valeria
• Is Part Of: International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism. Volume 25:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 1954
• Page End: 1957
• Publication Date: 2022-05-28
• Subjects: Education, Bilingual -- Periodicals; Bilingualism -- Periodicals; 370.117505
• DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2020.1835815
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-0050

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This is a book review of Adult Minority Language Learning: Motivation, Identity and Target Variety by Colin J. Flynn, published in 2020 by Multilingual Matters. This monograph centers on the topic of second language acquisition across eight chapters, providing a succinct account of the affective (attitude, motivation, and identity) that shape the learning of Irish. As a minority language, understanding how such theoretical aspects apply to Irish sets a precedence for the need to expand the field's knowledge on communities that remain largely understudied. This book review highlights each chapter's key points and findings with the intent to provide a pithy summary of Flynn's contributions of the field of SLA.