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Learners' Stories: Difference and Diversity in Language Learning

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Learners' Stories: Difference and Diversity in Language Learning
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Phil Benson
Edited by David Nunan
SeriesCambridge Language Teaching Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:184
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 153
Category/GenreUsage and grammar guides
ISBN/Barcode 9780521614146
ClassificationsDewey:418.0071
Audience
ELT / TEFL

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 7 April 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume is a collection of nine original papers exploring dimensions of individual difference in language learning from narrative and biographical perspectives. This volume is a collection of nine original papers exploring dimensions of individual difference in language learning from narrative and biographical perspectives. Topics covered include motivation, emotion, age, learning strategies and beliefs, identity and the influence of classroom, distance and self-instructional settings. The authors use a variety of research methods to investigate learners' experiences of these aspects of the learning process. Among the countries represented in the research are Australia, Bahrain, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, New Zealand, Peru, the United Kingdom and the United States. The studies will be of interest to teachers, teachers-in-preparation, teacher educators and researchers.