@inbook{a0a239d926484d5b9e07273d3795fa9f,
title = "Mapping space, leisure and informal language learning in the lives of international students in Australia",
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.",
keywords = "second language learning, informal learning, space, language learning environments, international students, Australia",
author = "Phil Benson",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1515/9783110752441-007",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783110752342",
series = "Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA]",
publisher = "De Gruyter",
pages = "143--158",
editor = "Denyze Toffoli and Geoffrey Sockett and Meryl Kusyk",
booktitle = "Language learning and leisure",
}