Space, Place and Autonomy in Language Learning (Routledge Research in Language Education) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138656720 ISBN 13: 9781138656727

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

This book explores theories of space and place in relation to autonomy in language learning. Encompassing a wide range of linguistically and culturally diverse learning contexts, this edited collection brings together research papers from academics working in fourteen countries. In their studies, these researchers examine physical, virtual and metaphorical learning spaces from a wide range of theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives (semiotic, ecological, complexity, human geography, linguistic landscapes, mediated discourse analysis, sociocultural, constructivist and social constructivist) and methodological approaches. The book traces its origins to the first-ever symposium on space, place and autonomy, which was held at the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) 2014 World Congress in Brisbane. The final chapter, which presents a thematic analysis of the papers in this volume, discusses the implications for theory development, further enquiry, and pedagogical practice.

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About the Author

Garold Murray is an associate professor in the Center for Liberal Arts and Language Education at Okayama University, Japan.

Terry Lamb is a professor of languages and interdisciplinary pedagogy and head of the Westminster Centre for Teaching Innovation at the University of Westminster, London, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138656720
• ISBN 13: 9781138656727
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 282
• Editor: Murray Garold, Lamb Terry