Corners, Rooms and Pondoks: a study of informal English learning in three Asian countries

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Corners, Rooms and Pondoks: a study of informal English learning in three Asian countries

This research explores three informal methods of learning English: English Corner, English Room and Pondok English. The first is common in Mainland China where the label English Corner was coined. English Room is a variant of English Corner encountered in Japan. In the first phase, English Corner an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kellaway, David
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	informal learning motivation English ESL Malaysia China Japan English Corner parental involvement foregin speakers English language study and teaching
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/65694/

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