In an increasingly mobile world, language repertoires reflect mobility as language knowledge becomes more and more dynamic and changeable. In this vein, repertoires do not develop along linear paths but rather unsystematically, "explosively" or "gradually" in different phases of life (Blommaert & Backus 2011). Under these circumstances, the trajectories and, with emerging new technologies, the means of language learning have become increasingly diverse and polycentric (Douglas Fir Group 2016). Formal and informal learning often go hand in hand as learners want to acquire communicative competence, i.e. the capacity to be a full social being and make oneself understood by others in a wide range of social arenas (Hymes 1972). From a usage-based point of view (e.g. Barlow & Kemmer 2000), this competence is built on active language use. This symposium addresses the increasingly diverse language learning trajectories in a modern, globalized world, specifically outside of formal classroom situations. This includes, but is not restricted to: study abroad contexts, mobile-assisted language learning and tourist contexts. Studies showcasing the interaction of formal and informal language learning are particularly welcome and we encourage scholars working on any language (including sign languages) to submit their papers. The featured speaker will be Nico Nassenstein (Mainz).
8.30-9.00: Nico Nassenstein - Beach learners and beach teachers: Learning (host/tourist) languages in informal contexts of inequality along the Kenyan cost
9.00-9.10: Q/A (Nico Nassenstein)
9.10-9.30: Nazli Deniz Barutcuoglu - Dynamic language repertoires: the case of multilingual Italians in Istanbul
9.30-9.35: Q/A (Nazli Deniz Barutcuoglu)
9.35-9.55: Jasmine Bylund - Exploring the role of out-of-school-multilingual practices and the interplay of attitudes, investment and identity
9.55-10.00: Q/A (Jasmine Bylund)
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-10.50: Judith Borrás & Àngel Llanes - Do participants' L2 reading skills vocabulary and proficiency level improve after undertaking an SA experience in an ELF country?
10.50-10.55: Q/A (Judith Borrás & Àngel Llanes)
10.55-10.15: Siyang Zhou: Informal language contact and phrasal verb acquisition of study abroad students in the UK
10.15-10.20: Q/A (Siyang Zhou)
11.20-11.40: Natallia Liakina & Joannie Poisson Proulx - Developing L2 sociolinguistic competence through AR games: Ça marche-tu?
11.40-12.00 Poster Pitches
12.00-13.30 Lunch and Poster Sessions
In an increasingly mobile world, language repertoires reflect mobility as language knowledge becomes more and more dynamic and changeable. In this vein, repertoires do not develop along linear paths but rather unsystematically, "explosively" or "gradually" in different phases of life (Blommaert & Backus 2011). Under these circumstances, the trajectories and, with emerging new technologies, the means of language learning have become increasingly diverse and polycentric (Douglas Fir Group 2016). Formal and informal learning often go hand in hand as learners want to acquire communicative competence, i.e. the capacity to be a full social being and make oneself understood by others in a wide range of social arenas (Hymes 1972). From a usage-based point of view (e.g. Barlow & Kemmer 2000), this competence is built on active language use. This symposium addresses the increasingly diverse language learning trajectories in a modern, globalized world, specifically outside of formal classroom situations. This includes, but is not restricted to: study abroad contexts, mobile-assisted language learning and tourist contexts. Studies showcasing the interaction of formal and informal language learning are particularly welcome and we encourage scholars working on any language (including sign languages) to submit their papers. The featured speaker will be Nico Nassenstein (Mainz).
8.30-9.00: Nico Nassenstein - Beach learners and beach teachers: Learning (host/tourist) languages in informal contexts of inequality along the Kenyan cost
9.00-9.10: Q/A (Nico Nassenstein)
9.10-9.30: Nazli Deniz Barutcuoglu - Dynamic language repertoires: the case of multilingual Italians in Istanbul
9.30-9.35: Q/A (Nazli Deniz Barutcuoglu)
... Room 1 AILA 2021 aila2021@gcb.nl
Nico Nassenstein
Nazli Deniz Barutcuoglu
Jasmine Bylund
Judith Borràs
Martin Parsons
Keiko Hattori
Nami SAKAMOTO
Fabiana Fazzi
Claudia Meneghetti
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