Second language acquisition in a study abroad context
By: edited by Barbara F. Freed.
Contributors: Freed, Barbara F.
Series: Studies in bilingualism ;; vol. 9
Publisher: J. Benjamins
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Phildadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
Subjects: Second language acquisition.; Language and languages -- Study and teaching.; Foreign study.
Description: "Second Language Acquisition in a Study Abroad Context brings together for the first time a series of studies which explore the relationship between language learning and the study abroad experience. Utilizing different research methodologies (quantitative, qualitative, descriptive), the focus in this collection is on various aspects of second language learning, including the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence, the acquisition of fluency, the use of communicative strategies and the development of oral and written skills. The studies are cross-linguistic and deal with student populations at the secondary and college levels who spent between jthree months and one years in study abroad or exchange programs in Japan, russia, spain, Mexico, France or Canada."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.