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.)

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.

Table of Contents

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