{"product_id":"social-networks-in-language-learning-and-language-teaching-9781350200432","title":"Social Networks in Language Learning and Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSociocultural 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,\u003ci\u003e Social Networks in Language Learning and Language Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e provides a nuanced account of the influences of social context on language learning, explo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors Acknowledgements 1.     Social Network Analysis and its Application in Applied Linguistics, \u003ci\u003eAvary Carhill-Poza and Naomi Kurata \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Immigrant Children and Adolescents’ Social Networks in School Settings\u003c\/b\u003e 2.     The Social Networks of Adolescent Emergent Bilinguals in High School, \u003ci\u003eAvary Carhill-Poza\u003c\/i\u003e 3.     Social Networks and Patterns of Participation in Linguistically Heterogeneous Classrooms, \u003ci\u003eAmanda Kibler, Lauren Molloy Elreda, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eVonna Hemmler, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexis Rutt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Sydney Cadogan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e and Betina Fuentes\u003c\/i\u003e 4.     Social Networks with Purpose: Heritage Language Networks of Practice Among Transnational and Transcultural Japanese Youth in Sydney, \u003ci\u003eKaya Oriyama\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart II: Out-of-Class Social Networks of University Students in Home-Country Settings\u003c\/b\u003e 5.     The Effects of Social Networks on L2 Experiences and Motivation: A Longitudinal Case Study of a University Student of Japanese in Australia, \u003ci\u003eNaomi Kurata\u003c\/i\u003e 6.     Changing Informal Language Learning Networks in a Gulf Arab Community, \u003ci\u003eDavid M. Palfreyman \u003c\/i\u003e 7.     How Do Social Networks Facilitate Out-of-Class L2 Learning Activities?: Case Studies of Australian and Swedish University Students of Japanese,\u003ci\u003e Miho Inaba \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: Social Networks in Study Abroad Contexts \u003c\/b\u003e 8.     Implementing Mental Contrasting to Improve English Language Learner Social Networks, \u003ci\u003eHannah Trimble-Brown, Dan P. Dewey, Vashti Lee and Dennis L. Eggett\u003c\/i\u003e  9.     Developing Friendship or Practicing Japanese? Differential Impacts of Language Pledge on Study Abroad Students, \u003ci\u003eAtsushi Hasegawa\u003c\/i\u003e  10.  Social Network Development and Language Learning in Multilingual Study Abroad Contexts: Case Studies of Japanese Adolescents, \u003ci\u003eLevi Durbidge\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eConcluding Discussion\u003c\/b\u003e 11.  A Social Network Perspective on Language Teaching, \u003ci\u003eAvary Carhill-Poza and Naomi Kurata \u003c\/i\u003e Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019637457239,"sku":"9781350200432","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350200432.jpg?v=1750780866","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-networks-in-language-learning-and-language-teaching-9781350200432","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}