Being and Becoming a Speaker of Japanepb: An Autoethnographic Account

by Andrea Simon-Maeda

Book Overview

Taking an autoethnographic approach, this book highlights the mutually constitutive relationship of language acquisition, sociocultural contexts and L2 identities. The personalized account of the author's Japanese as a second language development is skilfully interwoven with ethnographic details and introspective commentary.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847693601
• ISBN13: 9781847693600
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"