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Language Learning Beyond the Classroom : ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series - David Nunan

Language Learning Beyond the Classroom

By: David Nunan (Editor), Jack C. Richards (Editor)

Hardcover | 10 October 2014 | Edition Number 1

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Through rich, exemplary case studies from teachers and learners, this volume provides practical points on ways in which learners can develop and extend their language skills outside the classroom. The studies, drawing on a wide range of contexts including North and South America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, make principled links between theory, research and practice. While out-of-class learning should not or will replace the classroom, using language in both authentic and pedagogically structured contexts outside the classroom can significantly enhance the language learning process. This book fills a gap by highlighting how successful language learners own initiatives to extend opportunities for language learning beyond the classroom contribute to their success. The need for the book is spurred by the emergence of English as a global language and, as well, by the spread of technology. All chapters follow a uniform format: introduction and overview, vignette, principles (how and why the experience/opportunity works), applications, payoffs and pitfalls, summary, discussion questions, and additional resources such as websites.
Industry Reviews

"I am happy to see this innovative collection.... I do not know of another volume with this focus. So, this is a very exciting venture, and I am very pleased to see it."

MaryAnn Christison, University of Utah, Department of Linguistics/Urban Institute for Teacher Education, USA

"This is a very original idea and an innovative publication, certainly in keeping with the times with its attention to autonomy, digital learning, and language learner strategies."

Paul Nation, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

"Language Learning Beyond the Classroom offers a new perspective on autonomouslearning by showing how out-of-class learning can complement classroom-based learning. This shift of perspective is especially timely in an era in which rapidly developing internet-based technologies and opportunities for travel have dramatically expanded affordances for foreign language learning and use beyond the classroom."

Phil Benson, Macquarie University

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