Journal of Applied Language Learning(JALL)

Singapore American School, Singapore

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Language Effect: Investigating the Impact of Language Switching on Personality in Korean-English Bilinguals
  Author(s): Yunah Lee*
  
  In an increasingly multilingual world, understanding how language influences the way individuals express their personalities is more important than ever. According to the Sapir-Whorf theories, language shapes how we perceive the world and ourselves. Previous studies suggest that personality assessments may yield different results depending on the language in which they are administered. This raises the question: Through a repeated measures design, to what extent does taking a self-reported personal- ity test in different languages affect the results among Korean-English bilingual individuals? This study investigates the extent to which self-reported personality qualities among Korean-English bilinguals are influenced by the language of a personality test. Using a within-subjects design, participants (N = 50) completed the Big Five Inventory (BFI-44) twice, in English and Korean. To pr.. Read More»
  

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