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A Linguistic Landscape Analysis of Pannon Egyetem Utca. 12. Through a Multilingual Lens. Rawshdeh, Ibrahim; Saed, Hala
IJOLTL (Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics) Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): January
Publisher : Center of Language and Cultural Studies [CLCS]

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30957/ijoltl.v7i1.695

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The current study examines the linguistic landscape of one of the main streets of Veszprem, the street of Pannonia University (Egyetem Utca. 12). The importance of analyzing public signs and the distribution of languages on this street stems from its dynamic location. Pannonia University is an interesting enough reason to investigate the street. Its location is hypothesized to have an impact on the street's multilingual nature, especially since the existence of a student dormitory on the street attracts international students with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. This investigation is based on a corpus of 53 images that will be analyzed according to the function of signs as well as the taxonomy of types of the multilingual information arrangement provided by Reh (2004), namely: duplicating, fragmentary, overlapping, and complementary. The present results indicate a strong presence and dominance of the local language (Hungarian) in the linguistic landscape of the university street in Veszprem, in comparison to a minor bilingual representation on signs. The linguistic landscape in Egyetem Utca. 12. doesn’t reflect the linguistic background of the speech community, regardless of the other spoken languages and the conditions of the city itself, which receives a significant number of international students and tourists who speak different languages and use English or German as a means of communication.
Writing Competence and Lexical Diversity in EFL Context of Hungarian and Jordanian University Students Naji, Ahmad; Rawshdeh, Ibrahim
IJOLTL (Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics) Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024): January
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30957/ijoltl.v9i1.769

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This study investigates the relationship between lexical diversity (LD) and writing competence in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) among 66 Hungarian and 64 Jordanian university students. After completing a bilingual language profile, participants wrote narratives following a silent film and were analyzed using Text Inspector. Results showed a significant positive correlation between writing competence scores and LD measures (VocD and MTLD) in both groups, with slightly higher scores for Hungarians. The Hungarian group had more participants at the C1 level, while Jordanians were predominant at B2. Gender differences in LD and writing competence were observed but not statistically significant. This research provides practical insights for educators, highlighting the correlation between writing competence and LD, and offering implications for effective language-learning strategies in the EFL context.