Portraits of second language learners : an L2 learner agency perspective /

Using second language (L2) socialization theory as a theoretical framework, this book investigates the ways in which four advanced learners of Japanese on an immersion program in the USA exercise their agency to pursue their language learning goals. The work presents their learner portraits and docu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Muramatsu, Chie, 1971- (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Multilingual Matters, [2018]
Series:Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 122.
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.22730601
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Transcription Conventions
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Second Language Socialization, Community and Second Language Learner Agency
  • 3. Community
  • 4. Parker: Lost Opportunities, Reconnection and Transforming
  • 5. Alison: Shame, Resistance and Overcoming
  • 6. Naiya: Separation, Resistance and Accomplishing
  • 7. Danielle: Identities, Ambivalence and Becoming
  • 8. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index