Foreign Language Learning and Use
Interaction in Informal Social Networks
Seiten
2011
Continuum Publishing Corporation (Verlag)
978-0-8264-2430-3 (ISBN)
Continuum Publishing Corporation (Verlag)
978-0-8264-2430-3 (ISBN)
A study that examines longitudinal case studies of interaction between language learners and speakers of a target language within their informal social networks.
It is commonly believed that foreign language skills improve through social interaction with speakers of the language. However, there is little research addressing the issue of access to such interaction. This book explores this issue, examining longitudinal case studies of interaction between language learners and speakers of the target language within their informal social networks. It looks at the complex social and personal factors that influence language choice. Kurata reveals that even for motivated learners opportunities to use the target language are limited, and suggests factors that promote language use and opportunities for learning.She proposes ways around obstacles to opportunities for second language use and second language learning and sets out important implications for language learning in and outside classrooms.
It is commonly believed that foreign language skills improve through social interaction with speakers of the language. However, there is little research addressing the issue of access to such interaction. This book explores this issue, examining longitudinal case studies of interaction between language learners and speakers of the target language within their informal social networks. It looks at the complex social and personal factors that influence language choice. Kurata reveals that even for motivated learners opportunities to use the target language are limited, and suggests factors that promote language use and opportunities for learning.She proposes ways around obstacles to opportunities for second language use and second language learning and sets out important implications for language learning in and outside classrooms.
Dr Naomi Kurata is an Assistant Lecturer in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, Australia
1. Social dimensions of language use and learning; 2. Learner's bilingual social networks; 3. Changes in L1/L2 use; 4. Language selection and its negotiation; 5. Opportunities for L2 learning; 6. Access to L2 social interaction: implications for language teaching and learning; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.2.2011 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8264-2430-9 / 0826424309 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8264-2430-3 / 9780826424303 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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