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Social Context and Fluency in L2 Learners
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ISBN: 9781853599958 1853599956 9781853599941 1853599948 9781853599965 1853599964 1280935073 9786610935079 Year: 2007 Publisher: Clevedon Multilingual Matters

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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 learn a second or foreign language successfully, learners require regular interaction in the target language in a setting in which they feel comfortable. The impact on learners of native speakers’ switch to a language of wider communication, their speed of speech, use of dialect and identity issues are explored as are the relevance of practical issues such as time and opportunity and affective factors such as anxiety.

Imagining Multilingual Schools : Languages in Education and Glocalization

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