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Book SynopsisSociocultural research has long recognized the necessity of sustained interpersonal interaction for language development. However, less is known about the underlying relationships that promote language acquisition and their relevance for language classrooms. Presenting cutting-edge research on social networks and their applications in language teaching, this book explores the relationships that mediate language learning in and out of classrooms. Highlighting the complexity of language in multilingual contexts, chapters engage social network analysis to understand the role of instructional practices, socialization, motivation, language status, online communications technology, and language policies in the development of social resources for language learning. Discussing popular language teaching frameworks such as translanguaging,
Social Networks in Language Learning and Language Teaching provides a nuanced account of the influences of social context on language learning, explo
Trade ReviewA much welcome addition to the field, presenting studies within a single cohesive volume of diverse learners across different learning contexts. They showcase various approaches and methods which richly highlight the scope of investigation in the study of social networks and language learning. * Martin Howard, Associate Dean (Global), College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland *
Table of ContentsList of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Social Network Analysis and its Application in Applied Linguistics,
Avary Carhill-Poza and Naomi Kurata Part I: Immigrant Children and Adolescents’ Social Networks in School Settings 2. The Social Networks of Adolescent Emergent Bilinguals in High School,
Avary Carhill-Poza 3. Social Networks and Patterns of Participation in Linguistically Heterogeneous Classrooms,
Amanda Kibler, Lauren Molloy Elreda, Vonna Hemmler, Alexis Rutt, Sydney Cadogan and Betina Fuentes 4. Social Networks with Purpose: Heritage Language Networks of Practice Among Transnational and Transcultural Japanese Youth in Sydney,
Kaya Oriyama Part II: Out-of-Class Social Networks of University Students in Home-Country Settings 5. The Effects of Social Networks on L2 Experiences and Motivation: A Longitudinal Case Study of a University Student of Japanese in Australia,
Naomi Kurata 6. Changing Informal Language Learning Networks in a Gulf Arab Community,
David M. Palfreyman 7. How Do Social Networks Facilitate Out-of-Class L2 Learning Activities?: Case Studies of Australian and Swedish University Students of Japanese,
Miho Inaba Part III: Social Networks in Study Abroad Contexts 8. Implementing Mental Contrasting to Improve English Language Learner Social Networks,
Hannah Trimble-Brown, Dan P. Dewey, Vashti Lee and Dennis L. Eggett 9. Developing Friendship or Practicing Japanese? Differential Impacts of Language Pledge on Study Abroad Students,
Atsushi Hasegawa 10. Social Network Development and Language Learning in Multilingual Study Abroad Contexts: Case Studies of Japanese Adolescents,
Levi Durbidge Concluding Discussion 11. A Social Network Perspective on Language Teaching,
Avary Carhill-Poza and Naomi Kurata Index
