Naomi Kurata

List of John Benjamins publications in which Naomi Kurata is involved.

Articles

Kurata, Naomi 2012 Noting and other language management processes of a learner of Japanese in his bilingual social networks Language Management Approach: Probing the Concept of "Noting", Marriott, Helen and Jiří Nekvapil (eds.), pp. 232–248 | Article

This case study examines the language problems that are noted and further managed by a Japanese language learner studying at an Australian university. Through the use of interviews as well as the analysis of the learner’s natural conversation, the study mainly focuses on some major factors that… read more

Kurata, Naomi 2007 Language choice and second language learning opportunities in learners’ social networks: A case study of an Australian Learner of Japanese Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 30:1, pp. 5.1–5.18 | Article

This paper examines the patterns of language choice and the construction of L2 learning opportunities in foreign language learners’ social networks by focusing on how these patterns and opportunities are socially structured in a Japanese language learner’s natural interactions. It is based on a… read more

Kurata, Naomi 2004 Communication networks of Japanese language learners in their home country Academic Interaction, Marriott, Helen (ed.), pp. 153–178 | Article

This paper deals with communication networks of four upper-intermediate level Japanese language learners with in-country experience who are studying at an Australian university, and it also examines the relationship between the learners’ networks and language learning. Utilizing Boissevain’s… read more