Advising in Language Learning: Dialogue, Tools and Context - Hardcover

Mynard, Jo; Carson, Luke

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138836680 ISBN 13: 9781138836686

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Advising in Language Learning (ALL) brings together examples of advising practice and research from various international contexts in a fast-developing field. A theoretical model based on constructivism and sociocultural theory (the Dialogue, Tools and Context Model) is proposed and supported thoughout the book, as each of the contributions focuses on one or more areas of the model. In this volume the editors set out the general aims and understandings of the field, illustrating the innovative manner in which advisors around the world are working with learners and researching the practice of ALL.

About this title

About the Author

Jo Mynard is the Director of the Self-Access Learning Centre at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan. She has worked in Spain, the UK, Ireland, the UAE and Japan. She has an Ed.D. in TEFL (University of Exeter) and an M.Phil. in applied linguistics (Trinity College Dublin). She is the editor of Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal.

Luke Carson is an Associate Professor in the Center for Language Education at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138836680
• ISBN 13: 9781138836686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328