Beyond the language classroom / edited by Phil Benson and Hayo Reinders.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Benson, Phil, 1955-

Reinders, Hayo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Methodology.

Language and languages.

Second language acquisition--Methodology.

Second language acquisition.

Task analysis in education.

Non-formal education.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

x, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

Editors Phil Benson (Hong Kong Institute of Education) and Hayo Reinders (Middlesex U., London) put out a call for papers on the subject of language learning outside the classroom and were gratified by the enthusiastic response. This collection comprises 13 contributions on such topics as what, why and how teenagers learn languages out of school; older language learners, social learning spaces, and community; technology-mediated language learning; social networks and social capital; materials development; the nature of tutor-learner relationships; and supporting non-formal and informal learning in adults. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction / Phil Benson and Hayo Reinders

Language learning and teaching beyond the classroom : an introduction to the field / Phil Benson

Family, friends and learning beyond the classroom : social networks and social capital in language learning / David Palfreyman

Places for learning : technology-mediated language learning practices beyond the classroom / Leena Kuure

From milk cartons to English roommates : context and agency in L2 learning beyond the classroom / Paula Kalaja, Riikka Alanen, Åsa Palviainen, and Hannele Dufva

Affordances for language learning beyond the classroom / Vera Menezes

Becoming multilingual : an ethnographic approach to SLA beyond the classroom / David Divita

Talk about language use : I know a little about your language / Erica Zimmerman

A possible path to progress : out-of-school English language learners in Sweden / Pia Sundqvist

Teenagers learning languages out of school : what, why and how do they learn? : how can school help them? / Sophie Bailly

Older language learners, social learning spaces, and community / Garold Murray

Tandem learning in virtual spaces : supporting non-formal and informal learning in adults / Ursula Stickler and Martina Emke

Home tutor cognitions and the nature of tutor-learner relationships / Gary Barkhuizen

Materials development for language learning beyond the classroom / Hayo Reinders.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780230272439

0230272436

OCLC:

690086416