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In second language (L2) learning and teaching, an emic (or insider) perspective has gained ground in the past few years. This perspective highlights the subjective nature of L2 learning: it throws light on the learner’s beliefs about the language to be learned (when compared, for example, with his or her first language (L1) or other languages he or she may know), being a learner, the learning process, and the learning contexts, all of which are charged with positive and negative experiences and loaded with personal meanings. We would argue that this is also true of aspects of teaching.
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© 2016 Paula Kalaja, Ana Maria F. Barcelos, Mari Aro and Maria Ruohotie-Lyhty
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Kalaja, P., Barcelos, A.M.F., Aro, M., Ruohotie-Lyhty, M. (2016). The Book in a Nutshell. In: Beliefs, Agency and Identity in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137425959_1
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