The applied linguistic individual sociocultural approaches to identity, agency and autonomy

Although Applied Linguistics research now emphasizes the social over the individual, qualitative research approaches often foreground the individual. Identity, agency and autonomy have also emerged as important, but contested, constructs in sociocultural approaches to researchThis book addresses the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Benson, Phil, 1955- editor (editor), Cooker, Lucy, 1970- editor
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield, UK ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd 2013
Edición:First published 2013
Colección:Studies in applied linguistics
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Sumario:Although Applied Linguistics research now emphasizes the social over the individual, qualitative research approaches often foreground the individual. Identity, agency and autonomy have also emerged as important, but contested, constructs in sociocultural approaches to researchThis book addresses the current status of the ‘Applied Linguistic individual’ through contributions, from Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North and South America, that discuss the role of the individual in research from perspectives including Sociocultural Theory, Situated Learning, Imagined Communities, Complexity Theory, and Autonomy Theory.The first part of the book examines theoretical tensions between the social and the individual in their approaches, while the second part explores how they are resolved in data-based research --
Descripción Física:XII, 211 páginas : ilustraciones (blanco y negro) ; 25 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 187-206) e índice
ISBN:9781908049384
9781908049391