Dynamics of a Social Language Learning Community: Beliefs, Membership and Identity (Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching): 9 - Hardcover

Jo Mynard; Michael Burke; Daniel Hooper; Bethan Kushida; Phoebe Lyon; Ross Sampson; Phillip Taw

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1788928903 ISBN 13: 9781788928908

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 2020

Synopsis

This book provides an in-depth exploration of psychological phenomena affecting language learning within a social learning space. Drawing on the literature from identity in second language learning, communities of practice and learner beliefs, in conjunction with other individual difference factors, it uncovers perceptions and assumptions that language learners have of the space and how they affect their relationship with it and the people within it. Readers will gain a greater understanding of how psychological phenomena shape a space and how a learning space can contribute to a wider learning ecology. This book will appeal to researchers interested in language learning beyond the classroom and psychological aspects of language acquisition, as well as to practitioners and professionals who are supporting learners outside the classroom.

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About the Author

The authors are all researchers working at Kanda University of International Studies, Japan. The research team is led by Jo Mynard, Professor and Director of the Self Access Learning Center. The co-authors, Michael Burke, Daniel Hooper, Bethan Kushida, Phoebe Lyon, Ross Sampson and Phillip Taw, are all lecturers within the English Language Institute at the university.

Edition details

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788928903
• ISBN 13: 9781788928908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216