Informal Language Learning

Marian Amengual-Pizarro holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain. She is a tenured Senior Lecturer in English in the Spanish, Modern and Classic Philology Department at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). She has been a visiting professor at several universities and has participated in several funded research projects on testing and second language teaching and learning. Since 2015, she has been the editor of the journal ‘Revista Electrónica de Lingüística Aplicada’ (RAEL) and has contributed extensively to applied linguistics. Rosa Alonso Alonso holds a PhD in English from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She has worked in both the Language Centre and the English Department of that university. She has been a senior lecturer at the University of Vigo since 2006 and has been a visiting professor at several universities. She is the author of multiple books on second language acquisition and writing for academic purposes, and since 2003, she has been the editor of the Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics. She has also collaborated with the Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics and authored numerous articles.

Introduction to Informal language learning: Expanding the English learning horizons beyond the classroom — What is informal learning? — Informal language learning: The importance of exposure to English input — Out- of- school English- related practices and their influence on language learning (i): Television (TV) programmes, series and films, video games, and music — Out- of- school English related practices and their influence on language learning (ii): Reading, writing, and speaking — Variables in informal language learning: Motivation, engagement, and affective variables — The pedagogy of informal language learning — Conclusion