Language Learning at the Dinner Table: Two Case Studies of French Homestays

Autor/inn/en	Kinginger, Celeste; Carnine, Julia
Titel	Language Learning at the Dinner Table: Two Case Studies of French Homestays
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 52 (2019) 4, S.850-872 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12431
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; French; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Study Abroad; Family Environment; Sociocultural Patterns; Food; Audio Equipment; Folk Culture; Family Relationship; Learning Experience; Sociolinguistics; Language Styles; Family Role; Intercultural Communication; Language Variation; Foreign Countries; France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Französisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Familienmilieu; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Lebensmittel; Audio-CD; Lernerfahrung; Soziolinguistik; Sprachstil; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Sprachenvielfalt; Ausland; Frankreich
Abstract	Drawing on Vygotsky's insights on the sociocultural origins of development, we examine the French homestay as a site for learning, with a focus on the dinner table. Based on audio recordings of mealtime interactions, interviews, and field notes, we present two case studies of French language learners and their host families. "Amelia" lived for one semester with an "empty nest" couple whose prior experience of interacting with learners had shaped a distinct folk pedagogical style. "Irène" was hosted for a full academic year by a family of four; over the course of the year, her hosts continually and explicitly assisted her involvement in multiparty family talk thus fostering Irène's ability to display a locally appropriate participatory conversational style. Our findings underscore the importance of attending to the host family's role and contribute to the evidence suggesting that communicative repertoires emerge from, and are shaped by, particular experiences of communication. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01