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Language learning and study abroad A critical reading of research /

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 cons...

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Main Authors: Kinginger, Celeste.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Foreign study.
Second language acquisition.
Language and languages > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers.
Intercultural communication.
Language teaching theory & methods.
Language acquisition.
Languages.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230240766
Summary: 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.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Originally published in: 2009.
Carrier Form: 272 p. : 10 ill.
ISBN: 9780230549241
9780230240766 :
0230240763 :
CLC: H09
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.

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