Dynamics of a Social Language Learning Community : : Beliefs, Membership and Identity / / Jo Mynard, Michael Burke, Daniel Hooper.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2
• VerfasserIn: Mynard, Jo,; Burke, Michael,; Hooper, Daniel,
• MitwirkendeR: Burke, Michael,; Hooper, Daniel,; Kushida, Bethan,; Lyon, Phoebe,; Mynard, Jo,; Sampson, Ross,; Taw, Phillip,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching ; 9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables and Figures --; Acknowledgements --; Glossary --; Part 1: Setting the Scene --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Social Learning Spaces --; 3. The Japanese Educational Context --; 4. Methodology --; Part 2: Case Studies --; 5. ‘If some freshman come to us, I said like, “Please join us”’: Kokon’s Story --; 6. ‘We see the same people like every day so I feel like yeah it’s kind of like a community, Yellow Sofa community kind of thing’: Sina’s Story --; 7. ‘Is it okay if I ignore grammar and just speak?’: Kaede’s Story --; 8. ‘Don’t be afraid of making mistakes’: Rintaro’s Story --; 9. ‘I should be more confident in talking with people’: Sachiko’s Story --; 10. ‘Just try is I think the most important thing’: Sayaka’s Story --; Part 3: Exploring Concepts Through the Research --; 11. Exploring Identity in a Social Learning Space --; 12. Understanding Communities of Practice in a Social Language Learning Space --; 13. Understanding Learner Beliefs and Other Individual Differences in a Social Learning Space --; 14. Lessons Learnt from the Research Methods Applied in This Project --; Part 4: Implications for the Field --; 15. Summary of the Findings --; 16. Implications and Practical Interventions --; Appendices --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781788928915; 9783110696295; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704808; 9783110704600; 9783110689600; 9783110696301
• DOI: 10.21832/9781788928915
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jo Mynard, Michael Burke, Daniel Hooper.

This book presents an in-depth look at a social language learning space within a university context. Drawing on the literature from identity in second language learning, communities of practice and learner beliefs, it demonstrates how psychological phenomena shape a space and how a learning space can contribute to a wider learning ecology.