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1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge studies in applied linguistics ; 7 |
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Routledge studies in applied linguistics ; 7.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- List of figures and tables -- Part I: The social lives of study abroad: Preliminaries: 1. Introduction to the book -- 2. Language development in study abroad -- 3. Researching social networks and interaction -- Part II: Formation and transformation of social networks: 4. Closed network -- 5. Open network -- 6. Collapsed network -- Part III: Process of interpersonal relationships: 7. Being "extroverts" -- 8. Being "loners" -- Part IV: Participation in social interaction: 9. Rose's interactional patterns -- 10. Joe's interactional patterns -- Part V: Understanding second language learners' experiences: 11. Putting pieces together -- 12. Implications for all involved -- Appendices -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
This volume presents an innovative approach to understanding the language socialization process of second language learners in study abroad programs, focusing on the case of study abroad programs in Japan. Study abroad experiences are so diverse that both macro and micro viewpoints are needed to capture such complexity. This book looks for a way forward by adopting a novel approach which integrates social network analysis and conversation nalysis and allows for a fuller, more nuanced understanding of varying experiences of study abroad participants. Chapters draw on data from a wide range of sources, including participant observation, semi-structured interviews, social network surveys, and audio and visual recordings, to demonstrate the ways in which broader social forces, environmental factors, and individuals' dispositions interact in myriad social contexts within the study abroad experience. Taken together, the volume offers readers a comprehensive portrait of social processes in study abroad programs and their implications for language development, making this key reading for students and scholars in second language acquisition, pragmatics, and applied linguistics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Language acquisition -- Foreign speakers -- Japan
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Second language acquisition -- Study and teaching -- Japan
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Second language acquisition -- Social aspects -- Japan
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College students -- Social networks -- Japan
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Discourse analysis -- Japan
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics.
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College students -- Social networks.
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Discourse analysis.
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Second language acquisition -- Social aspects.
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Second language acquisition -- Study and teaching.
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Japan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020694011 |
| ISBN |
9780429013423 |
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0429013426 |
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9780429505829 |
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0429505825 |
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0429013418 |
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9780429000003 |
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9780429013416 |
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0429000006 |
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