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Language Learning and Study Abroad C. Kinginger

Language Learning and Study Abroad By C. Kinginger

Language Learning and Study Abroad by C. Kinginger

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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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Language Learning and Study Abroad: A Critical Reading of Research by C. Kinginger

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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This book provides a very good and concise overview of the general trends in research of language learning during study abroad experiences ... . precise and methodical writing style that the author uses makes the book very approachable and accessible for the intended audience: researchers, educators, and policy makers. ... presents an objective source of the research done in the field of language learning abroad and evaluates its benefits and limitations, paving the way for further studies in the field. (Aurora Salvador Sanchis, Linguist, linguistlist.org, March, 2016)

About C. Kinginger

Celeste Kinginger is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, USA, where she is involved in the education of language learners, teachers, and researchers. Her research includes projects on Internet-mediated intercultural language learning, second-language pragmatics, and study abroad.

Table of Contents

List of Tables Acknowledgements 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 Notes References Index

Additional information

NLS9781137504548
9781137504548
1137504544
Language Learning and Study Abroad: A Critical Reading of Research by C. Kinginger
C. Kinginger
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2009-07-08
248
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