Beyond the Language Classroom [Paperback]

This comprehensive exploration of theoretical and practical aspects of out-of-class teaching and learning from a variety of perspectives and in various settings around the world includes a theoretical overview of the field, 11 data-based case studies and practical advice on materials development for independent learning.Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; P.Benson & H.Reinders Language Learning and Teaching Beyond the Classroom: An Introduction to the Field; P.Benson Family, Friends and Language Learning Beyond the Classroom: Social Networks and Social Capital in Language Learning; D.Palfreyman Places for Learning: Technology-Mediated Language Learning Practices Beyond the Classroom; L.Kuure From Milk Cartons to English Roommates: Context and Agency in L2 Learning Beyond the Classroom; P.Kalaja , R.Alanen , ?.Palviainen & H.Dufva Affordances for Language Learning Beyond the Classroom; V.Menezes Becoming Multilingual: An Ethnographic Approach to SLA Beyond the Classroom; D.Divita Talk About Language Use: I Know a Little About Your Language; E.Zimmerman A Possible Path to Progress: Out-Of-School English Language Learners in Sweden; P.Sundqvist Teenagers Learning Languages Out of School: What, Why and How Do They Learn? How Can School Help Them?; S.Bailly Older Language Learners, Social Learning Spaces, and Community; G.Murray Tandem Learning In Virtual Spaces: Supporting Non-Formal and Informal Learning in Adults; U.Stickler & M.Emke Home Tutor Cognitions and the Nature of Tutor-Learner Relationships; G.Barkhuizen Materials Development for Language Learning Beyond the Classroom; H.Reinders References IndexRIIKKA ALANEN is Professor of Applied Language Studies, Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyv?skyl?, Finland SOPHIE BAILLY is a Professor of Sociolinguistics and language teaching and learning in the Department of Linguistics at Nancy Universit?, France GARY BARKHUIZEN is an Associate Professor in the Department of ApplilÃ^