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.

摘要

这是 Colin J. Flynn 于 2020 年由 Multilingual Matters 出版的《成人少数语言学习：动机、身份和目标多样性》的书评。这本专着以八章的第二语言习得为主题，简明扼要地描述了塑造爱尔兰语学习的情感（态度、动机和身份）。作为一种少数民族语言，了解这些理论方面如何适用于爱尔兰语为需要扩展该领域对在很大程度上仍未得到充分研究的社区的知识奠定了基础。本书回顾突出了每一章的要点和发现，旨在简要总结弗林在 SLA 领域的贡献。