The Dynamic Interplay between Context and the Language Learner
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'This pioneering collection of papers develops a range of descriptive and analytical approaches for understanding how language education is generated by the ecological interplay of contexts and language learners. The use of Complexity Theory as a frame makes this an inspiring and forward-looking contribution. The volume also connects to more established theoretical frames, thereby illustrating how the new science of complexity may expand the possibilities for research into the relationship between contexts and language learners. This makes the volume essential reading for students, professionals and researchers needing access to the 'cutting-edge' of scholarship in this area.'
? Dr Juup Stelma, Programme Director MA TESOL, University of Manchester, UK
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- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Introduction to the Dynamic Interplay between Context and the Language Learner
- 2 The Contexts within Me: L2 Self as a Complex Dynamic System
- 3 The Dynamic Interplay of the Ideal Self, Mental Imagery and Context: A Language Learner's Journey of Success
- 4 Past Selves: Emerging Motivational Guides across Temporal Contexts
- 5 When the Learner Becomes the Context: Strategic Identity Display in Learning English as a Foreign Language in Europe
- 6 The Context-Sensitivity of Self-Concept and Willingness to Communicate in the Chinese EFL Classroom: A Case Study
- 7 Talk and Silence in an EFL Classroom: Interplay of Learners and Context
- 8 Classroom Silence and the Dynamic Interplay between Context and the Language Learner: A Stimulated Recall Study
- 9 The Dynamic Interplay between Language and Social Context in the Language Classroom: Interpersonal Turn Taking for ELF Learners
- 10 A Dynamic Perspective on Student Language Teachers' Different Learning Pathways in a Collaborative Context
- 11 Language Learning in Context: Complex Dynamic Systems and the Role of Mixed Methods Research
- 12 Context and Inference in Language Testing
- Name index
- Subject index
