This edited volume offers a series of state-of-the-art conceptual papers and empirical research studies which consider how contextual factors at multiple levels dynamically interact with individuals to influence how they go about the complex business of learning and using a second language.

About the Author
Jim Askham, University of Leicester, UK Vera Busse, Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany Letty Chan, Hong Kong Shue Yan University Joseph Falout, Nihon University, Japan Glenn Fulcher, University of Leicester, UK Alex Gilmore, University of Tokyo, Japan Michael Handford, University of Tokyo, Japan Maiko Ikeda, Kansai University, Japan Jim King, University of Leicester, UK Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Sarah Mercer, University of Graz, Austria Satomi Nakahira, Kansai University, Japan Jian-E Peng, Shantou University, China Agneta Svalberg, University of Leicester, UK Florentina Taylor, University of Greenwich, London Tomoko Yashima, Kansai University, Japan

Reviews

'This pioneering collection of papers develops a range of descriptive and analytical approaches for understanding how language education is generated by the ecological interplay of contexts and language learners. The use of Complexity Theory as a frame makes this an inspiring and forward-looking contribution. The volume also connects to more established theoretical frames, thereby illustrating how the new science of complexity may expand the possibilities for research into the relationship between contexts and language learners. This makes the volume essential reading for students, professionals and researchers needing access to the 'cutting-edge' of scholarship in this area.'

? Dr Juup Stelma, Programme Director MA TESOL, University of Manchester, UK

Book Information
ISBN 9781137457127
Author Jim King
Format Hardback
Page Count 251
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan