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Social Context and Fluency in L2 Learners : The Case of Wales / Lynda Pritchard Newcombe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: New Perspectives on Language and EducationPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (120 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781853599958
  • 9781853599965
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.4409429 22
LOC classification:
  • P53.8 .N43 2007
  • P53.8 .N43 2007eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Adult Language Learners -- 3. The Learner’s Experience in the Community -- 4. Issues of Culture and Identity -- 5. Anxiety and Lack of Confidence -- 6. Time and Opportunity -- 7. Sustaining Motivation -- 8. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Instructions to Participants for Journal Writing -- References -- Index
Summary: Social context, an often-neglected dimension in L2 learning/use, can play a vital role in sustaining learners’ initial motivation. As researchers have begun to shift their focus from teaching to learners and learner variables, what happens to learners when they practise their new skills in the community, has become an important area of concern. Using data on Welsh learners’ experiences outside the classroom, the author argues that, in order to learn a second or foreign language successfully, learners require regular interaction in the target language in a setting in which they feel comfortable. The impact on learners of native speakers’ switch to a language of wider communication, their speed of speech, use of dialect and identity issues are explored as are the relevance of practical issues such as time and opportunity and affective factors such as anxiety.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Adult Language Learners -- 3. The Learner’s Experience in the Community -- 4. Issues of Culture and Identity -- 5. Anxiety and Lack of Confidence -- 6. Time and Opportunity -- 7. Sustaining Motivation -- 8. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Instructions to Participants for Journal Writing -- References -- Index

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Social context, an often-neglected dimension in L2 learning/use, can play a vital role in sustaining learners’ initial motivation. As researchers have begun to shift their focus from teaching to learners and learner variables, what happens to learners when they practise their new skills in the community, has become an important area of concern. Using data on Welsh learners’ experiences outside the classroom, the author argues that, in order to learn a second or foreign language successfully, learners require regular interaction in the target language in a setting in which they feel comfortable. The impact on learners of native speakers’ switch to a language of wider communication, their speed of speech, use of dialect and identity issues are explored as are the relevance of practical issues such as time and opportunity and affective factors such as anxiety.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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