Language Learning Beyond English - Learner Motivation in the Twenty-First Century

This Element concerns language learning in the age of Global English. Learning just English fails to achieve the desired results. It proposes a new matrix of rationales for language learning, advocating an interconnected, socially embedded justification for language learning. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Framing English as a killer language; 3. Rationales for language learning: a 21st century matrix; 4. Harnessing rationales to foster motivation: meeting learners' needs; 5. Conclusion; References.

Riassunto

This Element concerns language learning in the age of Global English. Learning just English fails to achieve the desired results. It proposes a new matrix of rationales for language learning, advocating an interconnected, socially embedded justification for language learning. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ursula Lanvers, Ursula (University of York) Lanvers
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2024
• EAN: 9781009486958
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0948695-8
• Pagine: 92
• Serie: Elements in Language Teaching
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory & methods, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Language teaching and learning: first or native languages, applied linguistics and second language acquisition