Which One to Take On? International Students' Identity Acquisition in the Hyperdiversity of Montreal

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Title
Which One to Take On? International Students' Identity Acquisition in the Hyperdiversity of Montreal
Abstract
The authors explore the role of linguistic variables (fluency in both official languages, passing in both official languages and University affiliation) and identity variables (centrality and satisfaction towards the new cultural group) in the acquisition of a new cultural identity among international students in Canada. Two hundred and fifty four international students were recruited from universities in the Montreal region. Self-reported questionnaires were used to assess which new identity international students are in the process of taking on, their linguistic abilities, their university affiliation and in-group identification. The authors found that the results demonstrate that international students who were fluent in French, could pass for a bilingual or a Francophone, and who attended a primarily French-speaking university mostly took on the Francophone Québécois identity as their new cultural identity. International students who were fluent in English, could pass for an Anglophone or neither pass for an Anglophone nor a Francophone, and attended a primarily English-speaking university took on either the Montreal or the multicultural Canadian identity. The authors conclude that international students who took on the Montreal identity reported higher satisfaction towards their new cultural group compared to those who took on the Québécois or Canadian identities.
Publication
Canadian Ethnic Studies / Études ethniques au Canada
Volume
Vol. 48
Issue
no. 1
Pages
123-140
Date
2016
Language
en
Citation
Arias-Valenzuela, Melisa, Carherine E. Amiot, and Andrew G. Ryder. “Which One to Take On? International Students’ Identity Acquisition in the Hyperdiversity of Montreal.” Canadian Ethnic Studies / Études ethniques au Canada Vol. 48, no. 1 (2016): 123–140.
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