Beyond the Language Classroom

by P. Benson (Editor), H. Reinders (Editor)

Overview

This comprehensive exploration of theoretical and practical aspects of out-of-class teaching and learning from a variety of perspectives and in various settings around the world includes a theoretical overview of the field, 11 data-based case studies and practical advice on materials development for independent learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349323203
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/28/2011
Edition description:	1st ed. 2011
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

RIIKKA ALANEN is Professor of Applied Language Studies, Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland SOPHIE BAILLY is a Professor of Sociolinguistics and language teaching and learning in the Department of Linguistics at Nancy Université, France GARY BARKHUIZEN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand DAVID DIVITA is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at Pomona College in Claremont, California, USA HANNELE DUFVA is Professor of Language Learning and Teaching, Department of Languages, University of Jyväskylä, Finland MARTINA EMKE works for the b.i.b. International College in Hannover, Germany, as a Lecturer in English and Business Studies PAULA KALAJA is Professor of English, Department of Languages, University of Jyväskylä, Finland LEENA KUURE works as a Lecturerin the Faculty of Humanities, English Philology at the University of Oulu, Finland VERA MENEZES is Full Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil GAROLD MURRAY is Associate Professor in the Language Education Center, Okayama University, Japan DAVID PALFREYMAN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages at Zayed University, Dubai ÅSA PALVIAINEN is a lecturer in Swedish, Department of Languages, University of Jyväskylä, Finland URSULA STICKLER is a Lecturer in German in the Department of Languages at the Open University, UK PIA SUNDQVIST works as a lecturer and researcher at Karlstad University, Sweden ERICA ZIMMERMAN is an Assistant Professor of Japanese in the Languages and Cultures Department at the United States Naval Academy

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; P.Benson & H.Reinders Language Learning and Teaching Beyond the Classroom: An Introduction to the Field; P.Benson Family, Friends and Language Learning Beyond the Classroom: Social Networks and Social Capital in Language Learning; D.Palfreyman Places for Learning: Technology-Mediated Language Learning Practices Beyond the Classroom; L.Kuure From Milk Cartons to English Roommates: Context and Agency in L2 Learning Beyond the Classroom; P.Kalaja , R.Alanen , Å.Palviainen & H.Dufva Affordances for Language Learning Beyond the Classroom; V.Menezes Becoming Multilingual: An Ethnographic Approach to SLA Beyond the Classroom; D.Divita Talk About Language Use: I Know a Little About Your Language; E.Zimmerman A Possible Path to Progress: Out-Of-School English Language Learners in Sweden; P.Sundqvist Teenagers Learning Languages Out of School: What, Why and How Do They Learn? How Can School Help Them?; S.Bailly Older Language Learners, SocialLearning Spaces, and Community; G.Murray Tandem Learning In Virtual Spaces: Supporting Non-Formal and Informal Learning in Adults; U.Stickler & M.Emke Home Tutor Cognitions and the Nature of Tutor-Learner Relationships; G.Barkhuizen Materials Development for Language Learning Beyond the Classroom; H.Reinders References Index