L2 learning during study abroad : the creation of affinity spaces / Yosifumi Fukada.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fukada, Yoshifumi, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in education

Springer briefs in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Higher).

Language and languages.

Foreign study.

Physical Description:

xiii, 100 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

This book presents three case studies that examine how English language students construct affinity spaces to secure target language-mediated socializing opportunities with local people in both academic and non-academic contexts. The studies were conducted in Hawaii, the U.S and Tokyo, Japan and focus on the Japanese author of this book, an English as second language (ESL) speaker and learner, during his sabbatical in Hawaii; on a Japanese international student who studied in Hawaii; and on a Chinese international student studying in Japan. The studies hold a variety of implications for classroom practice, including helping students recognize the value of cultural and social capital in relation to their linguistic skills.

Contents:

Introduction

Literature review

Methodology

Results and discussion

Educational implications

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

9811375453

9789811375453

OCLC:

1089800896