Language learning environments : spatial perspectives on SLA
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Language learning environments : spatial perspectives on SLA
（Second language acquisition / series editor, David Singleton, 147）
Multilingual Matters, c2021
- : pbk
Available at 15 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index
Summary: "This book is the first in-depth examination of the application of theories of space to issues of second language learning. The author outlines a new conceptual framework for researching SLA that centres on the idea of 'language learning environments' and demonstrates that where people learn languages is equally as important as how they do so"-- Provided by publisher
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Description
This book is the first in-depth examination of the application of theories of space to issues of second language learning. The author introduces the work of key thinkers on the theory of space and place and the relevance of their ideas to second language acquisition (SLA). He also outlines a new conceptual framework and set of terms for researching SLA that centre on the idea of 'language learning environments'. The book considers the spatial contexts in which language learning takes place and investigates how these spatial contexts are transformed into individualised language learning environments, as learners engage with a range of human and nonhuman, and physical and nonphysical, resources in their daily lives. Revisiting linguistics and language learning theory from a spatial perspective, the book demonstrates that the question of where people learn languages is equally as important as that of how they do so. This work is essential reading for any researcher wishing to research the role of the environment as an active player in SLA.
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Acknowledgements
1. The Where of Second Language Learning
2. Theories of Space
3. Linguistics and the Spatiality of Language
4. Language-Bearing Assemblages
5. Language Learning Environments
6. Space in SLA Research
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