Authenticity, Language and Interaction in Second Language Contexts

Rémi A. van Compernolle

ISBN 10: 178309530X / ISBN 13: 9781783095308

Published by Channel View Publications Ltd, GB, 2016

About this Item

This collection addresses issues of authenticity in second language contexts from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches along three principal themes: What is authentic language? Who is an authentic speaker? How is authenticity achieved? The volume responds to these questions by bringing together scholars working in a range of contexts, including with language learners in the classroom and in residence or study abroad, with a variety of second or additional languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Contributions focus on authenticity as it relates to patterns of language and meaning, and to agency, identity and culture, and serve as an opening to an extended conversation about the nature of authenticity and its development in L2 contexts. This volume is relevant for students and scholars interested in learning about or investigating questions of authenticity and interaction in a wide range of language learning contexts.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Authenticity, Language and Interaction in Second Language Contexts
• Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178309530X
• ISBN 13: 9781783095308
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 548 grams

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Synopsis

This collection addresses issues of authenticity in second language contexts from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches along three principal themes: What is authentic language? Who is an authentic speaker? How is authenticity achieved? The volume responds to these questions by bringing together scholars working in a range of contexts, including with language learners in the classroom and in residence or study abroad, with a variety of second or additional languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Contributions focus on authenticity as it relates to patterns of language and meaning, and to agency, identity and culture, and serve as an opening to an extended conversation about the nature of authenticity and its development in L2 contexts. This volume is relevant for students and scholars interested in learning about or investigating questions of authenticity and interaction in a wide range of language learning contexts.

About the Authors

Rémi A. van Compernolle is Assistant Professor of Second Language Acquisition and French & Francophone Studies at Carnegie Mellon University, USA. His research interests include sociocultural psychology, second language development, pedagogy and assessment, sociolinguistics, pragmatics and interactional competence. He is the author of Sociocultural Theory and L2 Instructional Pragmatics (2014, Multilingual Matters).

Janice McGregor is Assistant Professor of German Studies and an affiliated faculty member in the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) graduate interdisciplinary program at the University of Arizona. She earned her PhD in German/Applied Linguistics. McGregor’s research centers around three interrelated strands: learner beliefs and language ideologies in study abroad, authenticity in language learning and intercultural communication, and qualitative methods in study abroad research.