LINGUIST List 25.3468

Thu Sep 04 2014

Books: The Impact of Study Abroad on the Acquisition of Sociopragmatic Variation Patterns: Devlin

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Date: 01-Sep-2014
From: Simon Reber <S.Reberpeterlang.com>
Subject: The Impact of Study Abroad on the Acquisition of Sociopragmatic Variation Patterns: Devlin
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Title: The Impact of Study Abroad on the Acquisition of Sociopragmatic
Variation Patterns
Subtitle: The Case of Non-Native Speaker English Teachers
Series Title: Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning - Band 13
Published: 2014
Publisher: Peter Lang AG
                http://www.peterlang.com

Book URL: http://www.peterlang.com/?431702

Author: Anne Marie Devlin
Paperback: ISBN: 9783034317023 Pages: 293 Price: U.S. $ 71.95
Paperback: ISBN: 9783034317023 Pages: 293 Price: U.K. £ 44.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9783034317023 Pages: 293 Price: Europe EURO 55.00
Abstract:

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.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                            Discourse Analysis
                            Language Acquisition
                            Pragmatics
                            Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Written In: English (eng)

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