Learners' Stories: Difference and Diversity in Language Learning

Cambridge Language Teaching Library

by Phil Benson (Editor), David Nunan (Editor)

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.

184 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Karinto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! A lot of stories.