Social Context and Fluency in L2 Learners: The Case of Wales

by Lynda Pritchard Newcombe

Book Overview

Social context, an often-neglected dimension in L2 learning/use, can play a vital role in sustaining learners' initial motivation. As researchers have begun to shift their focus from teaching to learners and learner variables, what happens to learners when they practise their new skills in the community, has become an important area of concern. Using data on Welsh learners' experiences outside the classroom, the author argues that, in order to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853599948
• ISBN13: 9781853599941
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.2"