Stories from Exceptional Language Learners Who Have Achieved Nativelike Proficiency

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911008444203321
• Autore: Mentzelopoulos Katarina
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol : , : Multilingual Matters, , 2022; ©2023
• ISBN: 9781800414341
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): DörnyeiZoltán
• Soggetti: Second language acquisition; Language acquisition
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/MENTZE4334e -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 A Unique Bond -- Joy: A Sense of Home -- Judith: All Roads Lead to Norway -- Kerry: L'amore della Lingua -- Heidrun: A Cultural Craving -- 2 Escaping the Everyday -- Amelia: Creator of Opportunity -- Sarah: Sehnsucht - A Longing for the International -- Capucine: A Safe Space -- Kristin: Finding Another World -- 3 A New Generation -- Carl: An Electronic Take on Immersion -- William: A Competitive Streak -- Samuli: A Knack for Languages -- Ira: One Foot in Front of the Other -- 4 An Ear for Languages -- Colin: The Imitation Game -- Uwe: Following the Light -- Kristopher: The Listener -- Peng: Enriched Aesthetics -- Denny: The Journey to Intimacy -- 5 The Desire to Blend In -- Timur: Diving Down the Rabbit Hole -- Lesley: Challenge Accepted -- Ranko: Linguistic Gateways -- Marjan: Confidence is Everything -- 6 Shifting Identities -- Livia: The Road to Acceptance -- Lou: A New Persona -- Shinhye: Finding Empowerment through English -- Rianne: An International Orientation -- 7 Success Breeds Success -- Sara: A Series of Challenges -- Lisa: Knowing It Can Be Done -- Hanna: Part of Your Everyday Life -- Thamarasie: A Linguistic Tool -- Theresa: Interest and Osmosis -- Concluding Remarks -- Index -- Discount on companion volume Lessons From Exceptional Language Learners.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book recounts the fascinating stories of 30 language learners who triumphed against all odds to achieve nativelike proficiency, opening a narrative window into their learning experiences. This rich corpus of success stories will appeal to language learners and researchers as a motivational primer for their own studies.