Teachers' attitudes towards sociolinguistic variation in Dutch L2 education in Flanders : a Q study
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- Chloé Lybaert (UGent) , Shauny Seynhaeve (UGent) and Pauline Verhelst
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- This study explores the perspectives of second language (L2) teachers on the significance of adult L2 education in the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence. A Q study involving thirty L2 teachers was conducted in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium. Findings reveal the existence of three discernible viewpoints among these teachers, primarily distinguished by the degree of importance they attach to the substandard variety tussentaal (also called ‘Colloquial Belgian Dutch’), the prominence given to Standard Dutch, and their fear of overcomplicating the learning process and confusing the learners.
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- acquiring sociolinguistic competence, Dutch L2 education, tussentaal, Colloquial Belgian Dutch, late-starting learners
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- Lybaert, Chloé, et al. “Teachers’ Attitudes towards Sociolinguistic Variation in Dutch L2 Education in Flanders : A Q Study.” Variation in Language Acquisition : Unity in Diversity, edited by Laura Rosseel and Eline Zenner, vol. 34, John Benjamins, 2025, pp. 197–221, doi:10.1075/tilar.34.10lyb.
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- Lybaert, C., Seynhaeve, S., & Verhelst, P. (2025). Teachers’ attitudes towards sociolinguistic variation in Dutch L2 education in Flanders : a Q study. In L. Rosseel & E. Zenner (Eds.), Variation in language acquisition : unity in diversity (Vol. 34, pp. 197–221). https://doi.org/10.1075/tilar.34.10lyb
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- Lybaert, Chloé, Shauny Seynhaeve, and Pauline Verhelst. 2025. “Teachers’ Attitudes towards Sociolinguistic Variation in Dutch L2 Education in Flanders : A Q Study.” In Variation in Language Acquisition : Unity in Diversity, edited by Laura Rosseel and Eline Zenner, 34:197–221. John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/tilar.34.10lyb.
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- Lybaert, Chloé, Shauny Seynhaeve, and Pauline Verhelst. 2025. “Teachers’ Attitudes towards Sociolinguistic Variation in Dutch L2 Education in Flanders : A Q Study.” In Variation in Language Acquisition : Unity in Diversity, ed by. Laura Rosseel and Eline Zenner, 34:197–221. John Benjamins. doi:10.1075/tilar.34.10lyb.
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- 1.Lybaert C, Seynhaeve S, Verhelst P. Teachers’ attitudes towards sociolinguistic variation in Dutch L2 education in Flanders : a Q study. In: Rosseel L, Zenner E, editors. Variation in language acquisition : unity in diversity. John Benjamins; 2025. p. 197–221.
- IEEE
- [1]C. Lybaert, S. Seynhaeve, and P. Verhelst, “Teachers’ attitudes towards sociolinguistic variation in Dutch L2 education in Flanders : a Q study,” in Variation in language acquisition : unity in diversity, vol. 34, L. Rosseel and E. Zenner, Eds. John Benjamins, 2025, pp. 197–221.
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