Language Learning Beyond the Classroom

<p>This volume presents case studies of language learning beyond the classroom. The studies draw on a wide range of contexts, from North and South America to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Each provides principled links between theory, research and practice. </p><p>While out-of-class learning will not replace the classroom, ultimately all successful learners take control of their own learning. This book shows how teachers can help learners bridge the gap between formal instruction and autonomous language learning. Although English is the primary focus of most chapters, there are studies on a range of other languages including Spanish and Japanese. </p> <p><strong>Contents</strong></p><p>Preface</p><p><strong>Part I. Involving the learner in out-of-class learning</strong>1. Richard Day and Thomas Robb <em>Extensive Reading</em>2. Betsy Gilliland <em>Listening Logs for Extensive Listening Practice</em>3. JoDee Walters <em>Carrying vocabulary learning outside the classroom</em>4. Erika Kerekes <em>Using songs and lyrics in out-of-class learning</em>5. Nana Long and Jing Huang <em>Out-of-class pronunciation learning: Are EFL learners ready in China?</em>6. David L. Chiesa and Kathleen M. Bailey <em>Dialogue Journals: Learning for a Lifetime</em></p><p><strong>Part II: Using technology and the internet</strong>7. Averil Coxhead and Julie Bytheway <em>Learning vocabulary using two massive online resources: You will not blink</em>8. Alice Chik "<em>I don't know how to talk basketball before playing NBA 2K10": Using digital games for out-of-class language learning</em>9. Maria do Carmo Righini <em>The use of social media resources in advanced level classes</em>10. Ken Beatty <em>Essentially Social: online language learning with social networks</em>11. Olga Kozar <em>Language Exchange websites for independent learning</em>12. Akihiko Sasaki <em>E-mail tandem language learning</em></p><p><strong>Part III: Learning through television</strong>13. Andy Curtis <em>Learning English through the language of the Pokémon: “Just watchin’ TV, Ma”</em> <br>14. Anthony Hanf <em>Resourcing Authentic Language in television series</em>15. Phoebe M. S. Lin and Anna Siyanova-Chanturia <em>Internet television for L2 learning</em>16. Stuart Webb <em>Extensive viewing: Language learning through watching television</em></p><p><strong>Part IV: Out-of-class projects</strong>17. Jennifer Grode and Adrienne Stacy <em>Authentic materials and project-based learning: In pursuit of accuracy</em>18. Catarina Pontes and Marilisa Shimazumi <em>Learning-to-learn with ourselves and with our peers through technology </em>19. Leonardo A. Mercado <em>Integrating classroom learning and autonomous learning</em>20. Kelley Calvert <em>The Ecology of English: Real world experiences in sustainability and language learning </em>21. Lindsay Miller and Christoph A. Hafner <em>Taking Control: A digital video project for English for Science students</em></p><p><strong>Part V: Interacting with native-speakers</strong>22. Jane Arnold and Carmen Fonseca-Mora <em>Language and cultural encounters: Opportunities for interaction with native speakers</em>23. John Macalister <em>Study Abroad Programme Design and Goal Fulfillment: “I’d like to talk like a Kiwi”</em>24. Phiona Stanley <em>Talking to strangers: Learning Spanish by using it</em>25. Marc Cadd <em>Increasing the linguistic and cultural benefits of study abroad</em>26. Maike Grau and Michael Legutke <em>Linking language learning inside and outside the classroom: Perspectives from teacher education </em>27. Chihiro Kinoshita Thomson and Tamami Mori <em>Japanese Communities of Practice: Creating opportunities for out-of-class learning</em>28. Gary Barkhuizen <em>Learning English with a home tutor: Meeting the needs of migrant learners</em></p><p>List of Contributors</p>