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Identity Trajectories of Adult Second Language Learners

Author : Cristiana Palmieri
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1788922212
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)

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Book Synopsis Identity Trajectories of Adult Second Language Learners by : Cristiana Palmieri

Download or read book Identity Trajectories of Adult Second Language Learners written by Cristiana Palmieri and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the motivations of adult second language (L2) learners to learn Italian in continuing education settings in Australia. It focuses on their motivational drives, learning trajectories and related dynamics of identity development triggered by the learning process. Central to the study are adult L2 learners, who are still a largely under-researched and growing group of learners, and readers will gain a better understanding of the learning process of this specific group of learners and ideas for sustaining L2 adult learning motivation in continuing education settings. Furthermore, the book discusses the role played by the Italian migrant community in Australia in making Italian a sought-after language to learn. It explores how a migrant community may influence motivation, and highlights and expands on the notion of L2 learning contexts, showing the existence of sociocultural environments where second language learning trajectories are affected by the presence of migrant groups.

The Social Construction of Age

Author : Patricia Andrew
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847696163
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Book Synopsis The Social Construction of Age by : Patricia Andrew

Download or read book The Social Construction of Age written by Patricia Andrew and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the social construction of age in the context of EFL in Mexico. It is the first book to address the age factor in SLA from a social perspective. Based on research carried out at a public university in Mexico, it investigates how adults of different ages experience learning a new language and how they enact their age identities as language learners. By approaching the topic from a social constructionist perspective and in light of recent work in sociolinguistics and cultural studies, it broadens the current second language acquisition focus on age as a fixed biological or chronological variable to encompass its social dimensions. What emerges is a more complex and nuanced understanding of age as it intersects with language learning in a way that links it fundamentally to other social phenomena, such as gender, ethnicity and social class.

Learning Trajectories, Violence and Empowerment amongst Adult Basic Skills Learners

Author : Vicky Duckworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134089465
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Learning Trajectories, Violence and Empowerment amongst Adult Basic Skills Learners by : Vicky Duckworth

Download or read book Learning Trajectories, Violence and Empowerment amongst Adult Basic Skills Learners written by Vicky Duckworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning Trajectories, Violence and Empowerment amongst Adult Basic Skills Learners offers deep insights into the lives of marginalised communities and the link between learning, literacy and violence, not previously carried out in-depth in a small scale study. It breaks the negative stereo-types of adults who struggle to read and write, who are often labelled and stigmatised by dominant discourses, and in doing so exposes why and how Basic Skills Learners often find themselves in marginal positions. The structural inequalities many face from childhood to adulthood across the private and public domains of their lives are revealed and probed, thus challenging neo-liberalism claims of an apparently egalitarian social field. The learners’ narratives expose the contradiction, complexities and ambivalences they experience in their daily lives, and how they try to make sense of them from their structural positioning as basic skills learners in a society based on inequality of opportunity and choice. Applying a feminist, qualitative, longitudinal, ethnographic and participatory approach, the book offers a critical perspective, drawing on Bourdieu’s work as the theoretical framework, as well as using a range of feminist, sociologists of education, literature on the ethics of care and critical literacy pedagogy, including the New Literacy Studies. The author’s personal position as an ’insider’ with ‘insider knowledge’ of marginalised communities is also woven throughout the chapters and offers insights into the struggles, conformity and resistance faced by the participants in the study. The book contributes to the debate on the impact of violence on learning and its link to class, gender and basic skills as well opening up a discussion on the power of a critical curriculum to empower people across the domains of their lives. It will be valuable reading for trainee teachers, teachers, education and sociology students, postgraduate students, as well as literacy specialists, researchers, academics, policy makers and managers of public services.

Identity, Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning

Author : Garold Murray
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847693725
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Book Synopsis Identity, Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning by : Garold Murray

Download or read book Identity, Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning written by Garold Murray and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2011 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through the use of qualitative research methods, the authors explore the complex, contingent and dynamic nature of motivation, identity and autonomy --- both for language learners and teachers --- in many different parts of the world. Importantly, they also look for relationships among the three constructs. This is precisely the integrative approach that should be encouraged as we seek to understand the lived experience of individuals."---Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan, USA --

Italy and Australia

Author : Gabriele Abbondanza
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819932165
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)

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Book Synopsis Italy and Australia by : Gabriele Abbondanza

Download or read book Italy and Australia written by Gabriele Abbondanza and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a novel and comprehensive reappraisal of current relations between Italy and Australia. For the first time, it expands the scope of analysis by encompassing and critically reviewing research avenues that have been understudied so far. In order to pursue this objective, it provides innovative analyses on bilateral history, reciprocal migration, socio-cultural ties, international relations and trade, comparative politics, and scientific cooperation. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book makes a significant contribution to multiple disciplinary literatures, benefitting social science scholars, policymakers, and professionals working in a number of fields. Mindful of the wide scope and multidisciplinary nature of this innovative research, the editors oversee a careful balance of different theories, methodologies, sources, and data, in accordance with the conventions of each discipline employed in this volume. As a result, this book encourages a broader and more nuanced understanding of Italian-Australian relations in the 21st century.

Foreign Language Education in Multilingual Classrooms

Author : Andreas Bonnet
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 902726385X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis Foreign Language Education in Multilingual Classrooms by : Andreas Bonnet

Download or read book Foreign Language Education in Multilingual Classrooms written by Andreas Bonnet and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume challenges traditional approaches to foreign language education and proposes to redefine them in our age of international migration and globalization. Foreign language classrooms are no longer populated by monolingual students, but increasingly by multilingual students with highly diverse language backgrounds. This necessitates a new understanding of foreign language learning and teaching. The volume brings together an international group of researchers of high caliber who specialize in third language acquisition, teaching English as an additional language, and multilingual education. In addition to topical overview articles on the multilingual policies pursued in Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia, as well as several contributions dealing with theoretical issues regarding multilingualism and plurilingualism, the volume also offers cutting edge case studies from multilingual acquisition research and foreign language classroom practice. Throughout the volume, multilingualism is interpreted as a valuable resource that can facilitate language education provided it is harnessed in appropriate conditions.

Second Language Identities

Author : David Block
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472571029
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Book Synopsis Second Language Identities by : David Block

Download or read book Second Language Identities written by David Block and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Language Identities examines how identity is an issue in different second language learning contexts. It begins with a detailed presentation of what has become a popular approach to identity in the social sciences (including applied linguistics) today, one that is inspired in poststructuralist thought and is associated with the work of authors such as Anthony Giddens, Zygmunt Bauman, Chris Weedon, Judith Butler and Stuart Hall. It then examines how in early SLA research focussing on affective variables, identity was an issue, lurking in the wings but not coming to centre stage. Moving to the present, the book then examines in detail and critiques recent research focussing on identity in three distinct second language learning contexts. These contexts are: (1) adult migration, (2) foreign language classrooms and (3) study abroad programmes. The book concludes with suggestions for future research focussing on identity in second language learning.

Gendered Identities and Immigrant Language Learning

Author : Assist. Prof. Julia Menard-Warwick
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847693814
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Book Synopsis Gendered Identities and Immigrant Language Learning by : Assist. Prof. Julia Menard-Warwick

Download or read book Gendered Identities and Immigrant Language Learning written by Assist. Prof. Julia Menard-Warwick and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on participant observation in a California English as a Second Language family literacy program, this ethnographic study examines how the complexly gendered life histories of immigrant adults shaped their participation in both the English language classroom and the education of their children, within the contemporary sociohistorical context of increasing Latin American immigration to the United States. Through outlining the connections between (gendered) identity work and language learning, this study builds theoretical and empirical justification for teachers to negotiate classroom practice with each community of learners, responding to students’ individual goals, histories, and lives outside the classroom.

Adult Minority Language Learning

Author : Colin J. Flynn
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1788927052
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)

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Book Synopsis Adult Minority Language Learning by : Colin J. Flynn

Download or read book Adult Minority Language Learning written by Colin J. Flynn and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of affective variables in the process of learning a minority language. It presents a comprehensive account of how adult learners’ attitude, motivation and identity are related to their awareness of, and commitment to, different dialects and varieties as target speech models. These issues are examined in the context of Irish, a minority language which does not have a standard spoken variety and where the vast majority of learners have no regular contact with native speakers. Using a mixed methods research approach, this study explores the relationships that exist between, on the one hand, learners’ attitudes towards the three main traditional dialects of Irish and non-traditional second language varieties, and on the other, their motivation and self-concept as second language learners.

The Cambridge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition

Author : Julia Herschensohn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781108733748
Total Pages : 839 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (337 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition by : Julia Herschensohn

Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition written by Julia Herschensohn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 839 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is language and how can we investigate its acquisition by children or adults? What perspectives exist from which to view acquisition? What internal constraints and external factors shape acquisition? What are the properties of interlanguage systems? This comprehensive 31-chapter handbook is an authoritative survey of second language acquisition (SLA). Its multi-perspective synopsis on recent developments in SLA research provides significant contributions by established experts and widely recognized younger talent. It covers cutting edge and emerging areas of enquiry not treated elsewhere in a single handbook, including third language acquisition, electronic communication, incomplete first language acquisition, alphabetic literacy and SLA, affect and the brain, discourse and identity. Written to be accessible to newcomers as well as experienced scholars of SLA, the Handbook is organised into six thematic sections, each with an editor-written introduction.

Manual of Language Acquisition

Author : Christiane Fäcke
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311030225X
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis Manual of Language Acquisition by : Christiane Fäcke

Download or read book Manual of Language Acquisition written by Christiane Fäcke and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual contains overviews on language acquisition and distinguishes between first- and second-language acquisition. It also deals with Romance languages as foreign languages in the world and with language acquisition in some countries of the Romance-speaking world. This reference work will be helpful for researchers, students, and teachers interested in language acquisition in general and in Romance languages in particular.

Gendered Identities and Immigrant Language Learning

Author : Julia Menard-Warwick
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847692133
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Book Synopsis Gendered Identities and Immigrant Language Learning by : Julia Menard-Warwick

Download or read book Gendered Identities and Immigrant Language Learning written by Julia Menard-Warwick and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2009 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ethnographic study of a California English as a Second Language program explores how the gendered life experiences of immigrant adults shape their participation in both the English language classroom and the education of their children, within the contemporary sociohistorical context of Latin American immigration to the United States.

The Power of Identity and Ideology in Language Learning

Author : Peter I. De Costa
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319302116
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Book Synopsis The Power of Identity and Ideology in Language Learning by : Peter I. De Costa

Download or read book The Power of Identity and Ideology in Language Learning written by Peter I. De Costa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This critical ethnographic school-based case study offers insights on the interaction between ideology and the identity development of individual English language learners in Singapore. Illustrated by case studies of the language learning experiences of five Asian immigrant students in an English-medium school in Singapore, the author examines how the immigrant students negotiated a standard English ideology and their discursive positioning over the course of the school year. Specifically, the study traces how the prevailing standard English ideology interacted in highly complex ways with their being positioned as high academic achievers to ultimately influence their learning of English. This potent combination of language ideologies and circulating ideologies created a designer student immigration complex. By framing this situation as a complex, the study problematizes the power of ideologies in shaping the trajectories and identities of language learners.

Instructed Second Language Acquisition Research Methods

Author : Laura Gurzynski-Weiss
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027256977
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Instructed Second Language Acquisition Research Methods written by Laura Gurzynski-Weiss and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for novice and established scholars alike, Instructed Second Language Acquisition Research Methods is a stand-alone research methods guide from an Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA) lens. After offering foundations of conducting ISLA research, the subsequent chapters are organized by four skill areas (listening, speaking, reading, writing) and four major linguistic features (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, pragmatics). In each chapter, authors define the target sub-domain of ISLA, outline the basics of research design, provide concrete guidance on crafting robust research questions, identifying appropriate methodology and method(s), adapting an existing instrument or creating your own, carrying out a study, analyzing and interpreting data, and determining how/where/when to share your work. The volume also dedicates chapters to addressing common inquiries of conducting ISLA research (e.g., obtaining ethics permission, recruiting your own students, working with small and heterogeneous sample sizes, accounting for individual differences), and to maximizing research impact beyond academia. Written by leading experts on each topic, this book is an essential resource for ISLA, SLA, and research methods scholars.

Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics

Author : Margie Berns
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080965031
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (65 download)

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Book Synopsis Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics by : Margie Berns

Download or read book Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics written by Margie Berns and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-03-20 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics formalizes, organizes and analyzes the relation of knowledge about language to decision-making in practice. It synthesizes research in psycholinguistics, educational linguistics and sociolinguistics, freely crossing subject fields to establish innovative and expert responses to some of the key debates in the field. Authored and compiled by leaders in their various specialties and collated and extensively re-edited from the award-winning Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Second Edition, this collection will be an ideal one-stop desk reference solution for any linguistics professional and researcher interested in how language operates at the leading edge. Authoritative review of this dynamic field placed in an interdisciplinary context Over 100 articles by leaders in the field Compact and affordable single-volume format

Aging in a Second Language

Author : Steven L. Arxer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319576097
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Aging in a Second Language written by Steven L. Arxer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique account of English language acquisition by Latino elders shines intimate light on the increasingly complex concerns of aging immigrant minority populations. Rich qualitative findings detail sociocultural barriers to and social and emotive factors that promote second language acquisition in older age. The book’s case study highlights diverse cognitive and social processes as elders establish a sense of self as learners and as part of a learning community, and a sense of place as newcomers navigating a challenging environment. And first-person comments from the group members deftly illustrate the intricacies of being an immigrant in a rapidly changing America as well as the myriad intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, culture, and country that shape immigrant life. Included in the coverage: Minority aging in an immigrant context. Late-life second language acquisition: cognitive and psycholinguistic changes, challenges, and opportunities. Building emotions for self-identity and learning. Practicing safe language socialization in private and public spaces. Language resocialization and gender allies. Aging, second language acquisition, and health. Aging in a Second Language gives clinical social workers, gerontologists, health and cross-cultural psychologists, sociologists, educators and other professionals deep insights into the lives of an emerging active elder population. It also pinpoints challenges and opportunities in research, literacy program design, pedagogy, clinical outreach, education policy, and service delivery to immigrant elders.

Migration, Adult Language Learning and Multilingualism

Author : Anna-Elisabeth Holm
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000989402
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Migration, Adult Language Learning and Multilingualism by : Anna-Elisabeth Holm

Download or read book Migration, Adult Language Learning and Multilingualism written by Anna-Elisabeth Holm and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book extends lines of inquiry at the nexus of migration, adult language learning, and multilingualism, illuminating the lived experiences of migrants in the Faroe Islands and critical new insights into sociolinguistics from the periphery. Building on recent epistemological shifts in research on minoritized languages, this volume integrates threads from scholarship on migration studies, new speakers, and critical sociolinguistics in examining blue-collar workplaces in the Faroe Islands. In bringing greater attention to these contexts, Holm showcases how these sites, when analyzed via an ethnographic lens, reflect both the changing sociolinguistic landscape at the periphery in light of globalization and adult language learners’ commitment to language learning as a form of personal and social investment. In shedding light on the specific case of Faroese, the volume critically reflects on the specific challenges involved in acquiring a small language in a bilingual context and on those impacting the sustainability of minoritized languages, including the increasing use of English, and the opportunities for stakeholders in language policy and planning to promote greater social inclusion for adult migrants. This volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars in critical sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, language education, migration studies, and applied linguistics.