Language Learners in Study Abroad Contexts / / ed. by Margaret A. DuFon, Eton E. Churchill.

Examining the overseas experience of language learners in diverse contexts through a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, studies in this volume look at the acquisition of language use, socialization processes, learner motivation, identity and learning strategies. In this way, the v...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2006]
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Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Series:Second Language Acquisition
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contributors
  • Transcription Conventions
  • 1. Evolving Threads in Study Abroad Research
  • Part 1: The Acquisition of Pragmatic Competence During Study Abroad
  • 2. Learning to Take Leave in Social Conversations: A Diary Study
  • 3. Learning to Say ‘You’ in German: The Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Study Abroad Context
  • Part 2: Interaction and Socialization at the Host Dinner Table
  • 4. The Socialization of Taste during Study Abroad in Indonesia
  • 5. Joint Construction of Folk Beliefs by JFL Learners and Japanese Host Families
  • 6. Norms of Interaction in a Japanese Homestay Setting: Toward a Two-Way Flow of Linguistic and Cultural Resources
  • Part 3: From Home to School in the Study Abroad Environment
  • 7. Negotiation in a Japanese Study Abroad Setting
  • 8. Variability in the Study Abroad Classroom and Learner Competence
  • Part 4: The Influence of Individual and Program Variables on SLA Abroad
  • 9. Study Abroad Social Networks, Motivation and Attitudes: Implications for Second Language Acquisition
  • 10. Language Learning Strategies in the Study Abroad Context
  • References
  • Index