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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Optimal Distance Model of Acculturation and Success in Second Language Learning

Abstract

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The focus of this exploratory study was the degree to which the Optimal Distance Model proposed by Brown (1980) accounts for the success of a selected sample of adult second language learners. Brown's model proposes that sociocultural factors account for the success of second language learners in the cultural environment of the second language.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Day, Emily Catherine

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8209561
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68774

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Day, Emily Catherine. The Optimal Distance Model of Acculturation and Success in Second Language Learning. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/68774