Foreign Language Learning and Use: Interaction in Informal Social Networks
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Foreign Language Learning and Use: Interaction in Informal Social Networks
By (Author) Dr Naomi Kurata
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
27th August 2012
NIPPOD
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Language teaching and learning
Linguistics
Language: reference and general
418.00285
Physical Properties
Paperback
208
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
A new study that examines longitudinal case studies of interaction between language learners and speakers of a target language within their informal social networks.
Reviews
This innovative study leads researchers in L2 acquisition to a more complete picture of the learning experiences of traditional FL classroom students... [It] will certainly benefit the intended audience of researchers and language educators. It will be particularly useful for those interested in how language learning occurs outside of the classroom and how to encourage and support language learners to expand their L2 learning and use beyond the classroom. -- Ashlie N. Henery, Carnegie Mellon University, USA * The Linguist List *
Author Bio
Naomi Kurata is Lecturer in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, Australia.
