TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pritchard Newcombe,Lynda
AU  - Strubell,Miquel
TI  - Social Context and Fluency in L2 Learners: The Case of Wales 
T2  - New Perspectives on Language and Education
SN  - 9781853599958
AV  - P53.8 .N43 2007
U1  - 306.4409429 22
PY  - 2007///]
CY  - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit : 
PB  - Multilingual Matters, 
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Wales
KW  - Welsh language
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SLA
KW  - anxiety
KW  - identity
KW  - motivation
KW  - social context
N1  - 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; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853599965
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781853599965
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781853599965/original
ER  -