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Author:   Naoko Taguchi
Publisher:   Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Volume:   88
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.291kg
ISBN:  

9781783093717

ISBN 10:   1783093714
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   02 June 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Written by a distinguished applied linguist, this book describes the development of interactional competence by learners from a wide variety of backgrounds studying abroad in Japan. These individuals learn not only the forms of a new language but how their new language creates identities of them in social situations, some of which the learners desire and some of which their interlocutors find strangely impolite. Through her innovative study of how interactional competence develops, the author paints an optimistic picture of how language learning develops through language use. Richard F Young, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; This novel work examines the development of interactional competence among L2 Japanese learners studying in Japan for one semester, focusing on their use of oft-undervalued, yet significant interactional resources: style-shifting and incomplete sentences. Case histories of four of the learners further reveal what contributed to their development. This book is undoubtedly a valuable contribution to those teaching Japanese or researching L2 acquisition. Noriko Iwasaki, SOAS, University of London, UK

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Author Website:   http://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/modlang/people/faculty/naoko-taguchi.html

Naoko Taguchi is Associate Professor in the Modern Languages Department at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research interests include second language pragmatics, classroom-based research, English-medium education and Japanese SLA. Her recent publications include Context, Individual Differences and Pragmatic Competence (Multilingual Matters, 2014) and Technology in Interlanguage Pragmatics Research and Teaching (coedited with Julie Sykes, John Benjamins, 2013).

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Author Website:   http://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/modlang/people/faculty/naoko-taguchi.html

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