The informal language learning environment has been noted as one of the requirements of foreign/ second language learning success. Based on the current theory and empirical studies addressed in this book, this review provides a brief history and position of informal language learning within the field of EFL/ ESL. The review also examines the strength and limitations of this volume.

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书评：由 Mark Dressman 和 Randall William Sadler 编辑的非正式语言学习手册，Wiley-Blackwell 2020

非正式的语言学习环境已被视为外语/第二语言学习成功的要求之一。基于本书所涉及的当前理论和实证研究，本综述提供了非正式语言学习在 EFL/ESL 领域内的简要历史和地位。该评论还检查了该卷的优势和局限性。