The Impact of Study Abroad on the Acquisition of Sociopragmatic Variation Patterns: The Case of Non-Native Speaker English Teachers (Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning)

Anne Marie Devlin

ISBN 10: 3034317026 / ISBN 13: 9783034317023

Verlag: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2014

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Titel: The Impact of Study Abroad on the ...

Verlag: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften

Erscheinungsdatum: 2014

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

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This book investigates the study abroad profile of non-native speaker teachers of English, exploring the impact of studying abroad on the acquisition of sociopragmatic variation patterns and the relationship between such patterns and identity development. Introducing the concept of ‘loci of learning', the book provides a compelling insight into the relationship between the duration of study abroad and the intensity and diversity of access to the target language. It then proceeds to explore the impact of varying degrees of intensity and diversity of language contact on the development of sociopragmatic variation patterns through a micro-analysis of recorded learner discourse. Finally, it maps the correlation between these linguistic patterns and the enactment of a compound identity. Linking ethnographic and quantitative data with extensive examples of learner discourse, the author offers a unique perspective on non-native speaker teachers of English. By turning the focus of study abroad research onto this group, who are not only learners but also disseminators of the language, this book fills a significant gap in current scholarship.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Anne Marie Devlin is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics at University College Cork. She has spent many years teaching English as a Second Language and has also worked as a teacher trainer on refresher courses for non-native speaker teachers of English.