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Between Language and Culture: Investigating Motivation to Learn Romanian in Portugal
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The promotion and study of Romanian as a foreign language has a well-established tradition and has evolved over time in accordance with the language policies implemented by the Romanian state. The case of Romanian language study in Portugal is particularly paradoxical: despite its long-standing tradition, the number of students currently choosing to learn Romanian remains low. This study attempts to provide a more informed and nuanced account of this paradox by applying Hofstede's 6-D model of national cultures, using data about Romania and Portugal as presented in Hofstede's Globe. The analysis reveals that, although the two nations share several cultural dimensions, they also exhibit divergent values and cultural tendencies that reflect deeper, often invisible aspects of daily life – factors that may help explain the low interest shown by Portuguese students in studying Romanian.
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language policy · linguistic attitude · motivation · cultural dimension · intercultural psychologyCiter cet article
Ciolăneanu, R. (2025). Between Language and Culture: Investigating Motivation to Learn Romanian in Portugal. Dialogos, 42, 75–91. https://doi.org/10.24818/DLG/2025/42/06
Ciolăneanu, Roxana. “Between Language and Culture: Investigating Motivation to Learn Romanian in Portugal.” Dialogos, vol. 42, 2025, pp. 75–91, https://doi.org/10.24818/DLG/2025/42/06.
Ciolăneanu, Roxana. 2025. “Between Language and Culture: Investigating Motivation to Learn Romanian in Portugal.” Dialogos 42: 75–91. https://doi.org/10.24818/DLG/2025/42/06.
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