{"product_id":"social-context-and-fluency-in-l2-learners-the-case-of-wales-9781853599958","title":"Social Context and Fluency in L2 Learners: The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial context, an often-neglected dimension in L2 learning\/use, can play a vital role in sustaining learners’ initial motivation. As researchers have begun to shift their focus from teaching to learners and learner variables, what happens to learners when they practise their new skills in the community, has become an important area of concern. Using data on Welsh learners’ experiences outside the classroom, the author argues that, in order to learn a second or foreign language successfully, learners require regular interaction in the target language in a setting in which they feel comfortable. The impact on learners of native speakers’ switch to a language of wider communication, their speed of speech, use of dialect and identity issues are explored as are the relevance of practical issues such as time and opportunity and affective factors such as anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis socio-educational study provides a fascinating glimpse into the psychology (and anxiety) of language acquisition and issues of personal and national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e * Pamela Petro, Planet, the Welsh Internationalist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives valuable insights into some of the problems faced by language learners throughout the world, that teachers should carefully take note of. Moreover, much of what the protagonists of the book have to say is strikingly familiar to those thousand upon thousand non-Catalan-speakers striving to do the same in the Catalan context. Their frank and sincere thoughts are a call to neighbours, friends, colleagues who are fortunate enough to have the language: Don’t hide it away, please share it with us!\u003c\/p\u003e * Miquel Strubell,Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stimulating and thought-provoking look at the real, practical problems facing adults, as they learn a language and try to become part of this new community.\u003c\/p\u003e * Dr Gwen Awbery, Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning, Cardiff University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e Foreword \u003cbr\u003e Glossary \u003cbr\u003e Opening Quotes \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1 Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2 Adult Language Learners \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3 The Learner’s Experience in the Community \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 Beyond the Classroom – Cultural and Identity Issues \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5 Anxiety and Lack of Confidence \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6 Time and Opportunity \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7 Sustaining Motivation \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8 Conclusions and Recommendations \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Channel View Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888147509591,"sku":"9781853599958","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-context-and-fluency-in-l2-learners-the-case-of-wales-9781853599958","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}