Aspects Of Culture In Second Language Acquisition And Foreign Language Learning (second Language Learning And Teaching)
by Adam Wojtaszek /
2011 / English / PDF
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In recent years language learning has been increasingly viewed by
some SLA researchers as an essentially social-psychological process
in which the role of a wider sociocultural context should not be
marginalized. This volume offers a valuable contribution to
this growing body of research by providing theoretical
considerations and empirical research data on themes such as the
development of intercultural communicative competence, the role of
English as a lingua franca in intercultural communication, and the
place of cultural factors in SLA theorizing, research,
second/foreign language teaching and teacher training. The
volume also contains contributions which share the linguistic
interest in the culture-related concepts and constructs such as
time, modesty, politeness, and respect, discussing the
culture-dependent differences in conceptualization and their
reflection in particular language forms and linguistic devices.
In recent years language learning has been increasingly viewed by
some SLA researchers as an essentially social-psychological process
in which the role of a wider sociocultural context should not be
marginalized. This volume offers a valuable contribution to
this growing body of research by providing theoretical
considerations and empirical research data on themes such as the
development of intercultural communicative competence, the role of
English as a lingua franca in intercultural communication, and the
place of cultural factors in SLA theorizing, research,
second/foreign language teaching and teacher training. The
volume also contains contributions which share the linguistic
interest in the culture-related concepts and constructs such as
time, modesty, politeness, and respect, discussing the
culture-dependent differences in conceptualization and their
reflection in particular language forms and linguistic devices.
