Language Learning and Study Abroad [electronic resource] : A Critical Reading of Research /
Kinginger, C.author.
Study abroad is often seen as a crucial dimension of language learning - developing communicative proficiency, language awareness, and intercultural competence. The author provides an overview and assessment of research on language learning in study abroad settings, reviewing the advantages and constraints of perspectives adopted in this research.
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Situating language learning in study abroad -- Measuring language acquisition -- Domains of communicative competence -- Communicative settings for language learning -- Language socialization and identity -- Interpreting research on language learning in study abroad.
Study abroad is often seen as a crucial dimension of language learning - developing communicative proficiency, language awareness, and intercultural competence. The author provides an overview and assessment of research on language learning in study abroad settings, reviewing the advantages and constraints of perspectives adopted in this research.
Language and education.
Linguistics.
Language and languages—Study and teaching.
Applied linguistics.
Language Education.
Linguistics, general.
Language Teaching.
Applied Linguistics.