03226nam 22004453 450 991100844420332120230629231756.09781800414341(electronic bk.)(MiAaPQ)EBC7110185(Au-PeEL)EBL7110185(CKB)25116254000041(Exl-AI)7110185(OCoLC)1348482688(EXLCZ)992511625400004120221016d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStories from Exceptional Language Learners Who Have Achieved Nativelike Proficiency1st ed.Bristol :Multilingual Matters,2022.©2023.1 online resource (208 pages)Print version: Mentzelopoulos, Katarina Stories from Exceptional Language Learners Who Have Achieved Nativelike Proficiency Bristol : Multilingual Matters,c2022 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.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.Second language acquisitionGenerated by AILanguage acquisitionGenerated by AISecond language acquisitionLanguage acquisitionMentzelopoulos Katarina1828095Dörnyei Zoltán478420MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9911008444203321Stories from Exceptional Language Learners Who Have Achieved Nativelike Proficiency4396192UNINA