Mapping space, leisure and informal language learning in the lives of international students in Australia

Phil Benson*

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Abstract

Drawing on a spatial approach to language learning environments, this chapter explores relationships between informal language learning and the uses of urban space in study abroad. Discussing data from two studies of international students' language learning in Sydney, it suggests that informal language learning in study abroad is shaped by students' everyday routines, which are in turn shaped partly by the demography of a global, leisure-oriented city and partly by the students' agency. Revisiting the data from the perspective of informal language learning and leisure, the chapter also suggests that study abroad may involve a reconfiguration of relationships between study, work and leisure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLanguage learning and leisure
Subtitle of host publicationinformal language learning in the digital age
EditorsDenyze Toffoli, Geoffrey Sockett, Meryl Kusyk
Place of PublicationBerlin
PublisherDe Gruyter
Chapter7
Pages143-158
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9783110752441, 9783110752519
ISBN (Print)9783110752342
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameStudies on Language Acquisition [SOLA]
Volume66
ISSN (Print)1861-4248

Keywords

  • second language learning
  • informal learning
  • space
  • language learning environments
  • international students
  • Australia

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