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In this narrative, a young Japanese man, hoping to pursue a career as an English teacher, discusses his learning experiences in two social spaces for language learning — the L-café and its predecessor, the English Café, located on the campus of a large national university in Japan. Through his participation in these facilities, he was able to meet foreigners for the first time and become friends. His story illustrates how the L-café provides a meeting place for students whose relationships and linguistic competency develop through interaction and social activities both in and outside the facility. He concludes his narrative by noting that the L-café provided him with opportunities to make friends with foreigners, gain teaching experience and have his motivation bolstered by other hardworking goal-orientated students.
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Miura, Y. (2016). How I Got Involved with the L-café. In: Murray, G., Fujishima, N. (eds) Social Spaces for Language Learning: Stories from the L-café. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-53010-3_15
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