Interculturality, Interaction and Language Learning: Insights from Tandem Partnerships

Author:   Jane Woodin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367589868


Pages:   180
Publication Date:   14 August 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Interculturality, Interaction and Language Learning: Insights from Tandem Partnerships


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This book opens up new lines of debate in language learning and intercultural communication through an investigation of tandem language learning (a method of language learning based on mutual language exchange between native speakers and learners of each other’s language) in connection with intercultural learning and identity construction. Through an empirical study of face-to-face tandem conversations, Jane Woodin provides compelling evidence for the re-definition of the tandem partnership beyond the traditional native speaker–non-native speaker (NS-NNS) paradigm. By analyzing conversation shapes, learner identification of self and other and interactants’ own focus on culture, this book reveals how interactants themselves address the complexities of language, learning, ownership and meaning. The book also questions the prevalence of models of intercultural competence which describe the competence of the individual, with little recognition of the role of the relationship or interaction. Woodin considers the broader applicability of the tandem framework of autonomy and reciprocity, and suggests new directions for further research on tandem learning.

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Author:   Jane Woodin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367589868


ISBN 10:   0367589869
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   14 August 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2 Tandem Learning: Background 3. Second Language Acquisition, Intercultural Competence and Tandem Learning 4. Researching Interculturality and Tandem Learning: Methodological Issues 5, Word Meaning and Conceptual Frameworks: Native Speakerness, Language in Use and Ownership 6. Shapes in the Conversations 7. Ownership of Meaning and Decentring Strategies 8. Identity and Distinction 9. Conclusion

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Jane Woodin is Director of MA Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sheffield, UK.

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