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Mobaraki, Melika, Adel, Seyyed Mohammad Reza, Ghaniabadi, Saeed, Rosca, Andreea, Davoudi, Mohammad. (1405). How EFL Learners Navigate Language-Learning Complexities Through Their Imagined Communities and Imagined Identities: Cases of Spanish and Iranian Learners. , 4(1), 14-25. doi: 10.22077/ali.2026.10561.1222
Melika Mobaraki; Seyyed Mohammad Reza Adel; Saeed Ghaniabadi; Andreea Rosca; Mohammad Davoudi. "How EFL Learners Navigate Language-Learning Complexities Through Their Imagined Communities and Imagined Identities: Cases of Spanish and Iranian Learners". , 4, 1, 1405, 14-25. doi: 10.22077/ali.2026.10561.1222
Mobaraki, Melika, Adel, Seyyed Mohammad Reza, Ghaniabadi, Saeed, Rosca, Andreea, Davoudi, Mohammad. (1405). 'How EFL Learners Navigate Language-Learning Complexities Through Their Imagined Communities and Imagined Identities: Cases of Spanish and Iranian Learners', , 4(1), pp. 14-25. doi: 10.22077/ali.2026.10561.1222
Mobaraki, Melika, Adel, Seyyed Mohammad Reza, Ghaniabadi, Saeed, Rosca, Andreea, Davoudi, Mohammad. How EFL Learners Navigate Language-Learning Complexities Through Their Imagined Communities and Imagined Identities: Cases of Spanish and Iranian Learners. , 1405; 4(1): 14-25. doi: 10.22077/ali.2026.10561.1222

How EFL Learners Navigate Language-Learning Complexities Through Their Imagined Communities and Imagined Identities: Cases of Spanish and Iranian Learners

Applied Linguistics Inquiry
مقاله 2، دوره 4، شماره 1، خرداد 2026، صفحه 14-25
نوع مقاله: Original Article
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22077/ali.2026.10561.1222
نویسندگان
Melika Mobaraki1؛ Seyyed Mohammad Reza Adel* 2؛ Saeed Ghaniabadi3؛ Andreea Rosca4؛ Mohammad Davoudi5
1Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
2Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran/Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of ‎Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
3Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
4Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English and German Philology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
5Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
چکیده
Learning language as a social process can be shaped by learners’ imagined communities and imagined identities. This study explores the strategies EFL learners use in navigating the complexities of language learning in a foreign cultural context. The participants were sixteen senior university students (eight from Spain and eight from Iran). The instruments used to collect the data were semi-structured interviews, written narratives, and focus groups. After applying qualitative content analysis, three themes emerged: intercultural negotiation and communicative adaptation; identity construction and transformation; and strategic resource use to build imagined communities and future opportunities. It was found that the participants exercised different strategies to navigate their identity-related challenges. Spanish learners mainly used pragmatic and stylistic adaptations based on cultural interests, whereas Iranian learners engaged in deeper identity construction shaped by professional aspirations. This highlights that language education should be culturally sensitive considering learners’ imagined communities and identities to enhance sociocultural adaptability.
کلیدواژه‌ها
imagination؛ intercultural negotiation؛ identity construction؛ learner agency؛ language learning strategies
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