Elsa Tragant
List of John Benjamins publications for which Elsa Tragant plays a role.
Articles
2020 Chapter 5. Compliment response behavior among Japanese-English bilinguals on Facebook Complimenting Behavior and (Self-)Praise across Social Media: New contexts and new insights, Placencia, María Elena and Zohreh R. Eslami (eds.), pp. 121–142 | Chapter
This study examines compliment responses on Facebook produced by Japanese-English bilingual women who post photos of their manicures and pedicures – the objects of praise. It is based on a total of 178 responses directed towards Japanese monolinguals, (American) English monolinguals, and… read more
2001 Motivation and attitudes towards L2: Some effects of age and instruction EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 1 (2001), Foster-Cohen, Susan H. and Anna Nizegorodcew (eds.), pp. 211–224 | Article
This paper analyses the answers to a questionnaire in which learners of different age-groups and different proficiency levels were asked about their attitudes and types of motivation towards the L2 (EFL). First, motivation is seen to increase with school experience. Second, the younger learners… read more