{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-informal-language-learning-isbn-9781119472421","title":"The Handbook of Informal Language Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthored by a prominent team of international experts in their respective fields, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Informal Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-of-a-kind reference work and it is a timely and valuable resource for anyone looking to explore informal language learning outside of a formal education environment. It features a comprehensive collection of cutting edge research areas exploring the cultural and historical cases of informal language learning, along with the growing area of digital language learning, and the future of this relevant field in national development and language education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Informal Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e examines informal language learning from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Structured across six sections, chapters cover areas of motivation, linguistics, cognition, and multimodality; digital learning, including virtual contexts, gaming, fanfiction, vlogging, mobile devices, and nonformal programs; and media and live contact, including learning through environmental print, tourism\/study abroad. The book also provides studies of informal learning in four national contexts, examines the integration of informal and formal classroom learning, and discusses the future of language learning from different perspectives.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Informal Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for researchers, students, and professionals in the fields of language acquisition, English as a second language, and foreign language education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Dressman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Theorizing Informal Language Learning \u003c\/b\u003e13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Motivation and Informal Language Learning 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlice Chik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Learning Languages in Informal Environments: Some Cognitive Considerations 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKiel Christianson and Sarah‐Elizabeth Deshaies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Multimodality and Language Learning 39\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Dressman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 How Learning Context Shapes Heritage and Second Language Acquisition 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSilvina Montrul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Informal Writing and Language Learning 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Kei Matsuda and Melika Nouri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Learning in Digital Contexts \u003c\/b\u003e85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Virtual Landscapes 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRandall William Sadler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Gaming and Informal Language Learning 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephanie W.P. Knight, Lindsay Marean, and Julie M. Sykes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Self‐Paced Language Learning Using Online Platforms 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePanagiotis Arvanitis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Fan Fiction and Informal Language Learning 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShannon Sauro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Vlogs, Video Publishing, and Informal Language Learning 153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTatiana Codreanu and Christelle Combe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Mobile Collaboration for Language Learning and Cultural Learning 169\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAgnes Kukulska‐Hulme and Helen Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Learning Through Media and Live Contact \u003c\/b\u003e181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Video and Informal Language Learning 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Vanderplank\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Songs and Music 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren M. Ludke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Mobility, Media, and Multiplicity: Immigrants’ Informal Language Learning via Media 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristen H. Perry and Annie M. Moses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Service Sector Work and Informal Language Learning 229\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hania Janta and Stefan D. Keller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Linguistic Landscapes and Additional Language Development 243\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJana Roos and Howard Nicholas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Language Tourism and Second Language Acquisition in Informal Learning Contexts 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMontserrat Iglesias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV International Case Studies of Informal Language Learners \u003c\/b\u003e271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Hong Kong and Informal Language Learning 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChun Lai and Boning Lyu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 An Emerging Path to English in Korea: Informal Digital Learning of English 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJu Seong Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Informal English Learning Among Moroccan Youth 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Dressman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Sweden and Informal Language Learning 319\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePia Sundqvist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Informal English Learning in France 333\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeryl Kusyk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Informal Learning and Formal Contexts \u003c\/b\u003e349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Translanguaging Across Contexts 351\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah J. McCarthey, Idalia Nu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eñez, and Chaehyun Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 A Critical Review of Social Networks for Language Learning Beyond the Classroom 369\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaterina Zourou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Digital Writing in Informal Settings Among Multilingual Language Learners 383\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBinbin Zheng and Chin‐Hsi Lin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Extensive Reading for Statistical Learning 395\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDoreen E. Ewert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Leveraging Technology to Integrate Informal Language Learning within Classroom Settings 405\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Hubbard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Connecting Informal and Formal Language Learning 421\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis Murphy Odo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI The Present and Future of Informal Language Learning \u003c\/b\u003e439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Digital Translation: Its Potential and Limitations for Informal Language Learning 441\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelen Slatyer and Sarah Forget\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Future Directions in Informal Language Learning 457\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Godwin‐Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Last Words: Naming, Framing, and Challenging the Field 471\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeoffrey Sockett and Denyze Toffoli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 489\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Dressman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of English at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He has authored four books, including \u003ci\u003eUsing social theory in educational research: A practical guide\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and more than thirty journal articles on curriculum and the teaching of English as a first and other language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandall William Sadler\u003c\/b\u003e  is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of TESL and ESL at the University of Illinois, USA. He teaches courses on telecollaboration, virtual worlds, and teaching L2 reading and writing and focuses his research on technology in language learning. He is author of \u003ci\u003eVirtual Worlds for Language Learning: From Theory to Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and has published in many journals, including \u003ci\u003eJournal of English for Academic Purposes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCALICO\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReCALL\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLanguage Learning \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthored by a prominent team of international experts in their respective fields, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Informal Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-of-a-kind reference work and it is a timely and valuable resource for anyone looking to explore informal language learning outside of a formal education environment. 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