Jo Mynard, Luke Carson

Advising in Language Learning

Dialogue, Tools and Context

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9781408276952
• ISBN-10: 140827695X
• Artikelnr.: 36953823

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. A suggested model for advising in language learning 3.
The skills of counselling in advising: Langauge as a pedagogic tool 4.
Target language or L!: Advisors' perceptions on the role of language in a
learning advisory session 5. Peer advising as a means to facilitate
language learning 6. Advising-in-action: Exploring the inner dialogue of
the learning advisor 7. Kaleidoscope, an online tool for reflection on
language learning 8. Attribution theory as an advising tool Vignette 1 The
Wheel of Language Learning 9. Advising in context: Towards pedagogical and
institutional integration 10. Sharing stories: Autobiographical narratives
in advertising Vignette 2 The portfolio: A practical tool for advising
language learners in a self-acces centre in Mexico 11. Learner
contributions in an open and distance language setting Vignette 3 The role
of advising and a student tracking system in the United Arab Emirates
Vignette 4 Chalk and cheese: Language advising in different worlds 12. Why
classroom-based advising? 13. Ethnographic encounters: A possible tool for
advising in language learning 14. Communities of practice as a source of
professional development in advising for langauge learning