Intro
Contents
Author biographies
1 Introduction to Language Learning and Leisure
Section 1: The nature of informal second language learning
2 Toward an anthropology of Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE)
3 Does informal mean implicit?
4 Smart devices and informal language learning
Section 2: Language outcomes
5 Informal second language learning and EFL learners' spoken use of discourse markers
6 Influence of television series on pronunciation
Section 3: Learner activities

7 Mapping space, leisure and informal language learning in the lives of international students in Australia
8 Learner perspectives on informal L2 vocabulary learning
9 Mediation in informal language learning activities outside of the classroom
10 Linguistic risk-taking and informal language learning in Canada and Austria
Section 4: Psychological dimensions
11 Why does IDLE make EFL learners gritty?
12 Preservice English language teachers and informal digital learning of English (IDLE) in Kazakhstan
13 Learner profiles and ISLL trajectories
Section 5: Engagement

14 Behaviour, thoughts, and feelings
15 Learner engagement and learner change under lockdown
16 Engaging with L2 Netflix
17 Conclusion
Index