What motivates young people living in Estonia whose native language is not Estonian to learn Estonian?
Learning Estonian is often discussed from the perspective of adults, but young people themselves are asked much less frequently what actually motivates them to learn the language and what makes this journey worthwhile. I spoke with four young people aged 14–17 who live in Tartu and whose native language is not Estonian. Although their language proficiency varies, several common themes emerged from their responses. The young people consider the strongest source of motivation to be […]