Language Learning Digital Communications And Study Abroad

Author : Levi Durbidge
Publisher : Channel View Publications
ISBN 13 : 1800415079
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Learning, Digital Communications and Study Abroad written by Levi Durbidge and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues for a view of study abroad as emergent of, and negotiated through, tensions between localised and globalised imaginaries of language, identity and place. By examining the experiences of a group of Japanese high school students during, and after, a year embedded in families and schools abroad in countries across Europe, Asia and North and South America, it provides the first in-depth exploration of the role of mobile communications technology in study abroad. This includes its facilitation of strategic language learning, host community participation and the construction of multilingual identities. The student accounts covered in this book explore a number of other critical issues in contemporary study abroad, including translanguaging practices, racialised identities, the role of the host family and the status of English as a lingua franca in multilingual environments. The results demonstrate the importance of understanding study abroad and related language learning as intersecting with global flows of people and information.

Author : Jane Jackson
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language, Identity, and Study Abroad written by Jane Jackson and published by Equinox Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2008 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on the premise that student sojourners and educators can benefit from a deeper understanding of the language, identity, and cultural factors that impact on the development of intercultural communicative competence and intercultural personhood.

Author : Christina L. Isabelli-García
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030251578
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Researching Second Language Acquisition in the Study Abroad Learning Environment written by Christina L. Isabelli-García and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to introduce novice student researchers to second language acquisition in the study abroad learning environment. It reviews the existing literature and provides the emerging researcher an overview of the important factors to consider, informs them where to begin, and how to move forth an agenda for future research in this field. The book recognizes that aside from the academic advantages, study abroad programmes are an excellent tool for fostering extended and relevant interaction with native speakers. It provides reflection questions and activities, and guides the novice researcher in critically analysing existing research and to eventually carry out their own study. The book will be of use to beginning researchers who are new to linguistics in the areas of study abroad and second language acquisition.

Author : Celeste Kinginger
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027271836
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social and Cultural Aspects of Language Learning in Study Abroad written by Celeste Kinginger and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume offer a sampling of contemporary efforts to update the portrayal of study abroad in the applied linguistics literature through attention to its social and cultural aspects. The volume illustrates diversification of theory and method, refinement of approaches to social interactive language use, and expansion in the range of populations and languages under scrutiny. Part I offers a topical orientation, outlining the rationale for the project. Part II presents six qualitative case studies adopting sociocultural, activity theoretical, postructuralist, or discourse analytic methodologies. The four chapters in Part III illustrate a variety of approaches and foci in research on the pragmatic capabilities of study abroad participants in relation to second language identities. The volume will be of interest to a broad audience of applied linguistics researchers, language educators, and professionals engaged in the design, oversight, and assessment of study abroad programs.

Author : Velliaris, Donna M.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522538151
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Study Abroad Contexts for Enhanced Foreign Language Learning written by Velliaris, Donna M. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular opinion has long assumed that learning a foreign language requires not only traditional classroom instruction but also immersion among native speakers of the language. This opinion is so strongly held that students who study through immersion are believed to become more proficient than those who do not. Study Abroad Contexts for Enhanced Foreign Language Learning is a critical scholarly publication that explores the importance and efficacy of international travel in the learning of a second or additional language. Including various topics such as auditory-orthographic training, grammatical ability, and learner autonomy, this book is geared toward academicians, students, and professionals seeking current and relevant research on language acquisition through immersion and its value.

Author : Margaret A. DuFon
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847699502
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Learners in Study Abroad Contexts written by Margaret A. DuFon and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2006-01-18 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 volume offers a privileged window into learner experiences abroad while addressing current concerns central to second language acquisition.

Author : Kelly Hankin
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 1978807708
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Documenting the American Student Abroad written by Kelly Hankin and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1 in 10 undergraduates in the US will study abroad. Extoled by students as personally transformative and celebrated in academia for fostering cross-cultural understanding, study abroad is also promoted by the US government as a form of cultural diplomacy and a bridge to future participation in the global marketplace. In Documenting the American Student Abroad, Kelly Hankin explores the documentary media cultures that shape these beliefs, drawing our attention to the broad range of stakeholders and documentary modes involved in defining the core values and practices of study abroad. From study abroad video contests and a F.B.I. produced docudrama about student espionage to reality television inspired educational documentaries and docudramas about Amanda Knox, Hankin shows how the institutional values of "global citizenship," "intercultural communication," and "cultural immersion" emerge in contradictory ways through their representation. By bringing study abroad and media studies into conversation with one another, Documenting the American Student Abroad: The Media Cultures of International Education offers a much needed humanist contribution to the field of international education, as well as a unique approach to the growing scholarship on the intersection of media and institutions. As study abroad practitioners and students increase their engagement with moving images and digital environments, the insights of media scholars are essential for helping the field understand how the mediation of study abroad rhetoric shapes rather than reflects the field's central institutional ideals

Author : C. Kinginger
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230240763
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Learning and Study Abroad written by C. Kinginger and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-07-08 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Rosalba Biasini
Publisher : Research-publishing.net
ISBN 13 : 249005712X
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Using digital resources to enhance language learning – case studies in Italian written by Rosalba Biasini and published by Research-publishing.net. This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of Italian language tutors attended sessions dedicated to Italian language teaching and learning that were included in the SIS Biennial Conference in 2015. Following the conference, the group suggested that a publication of the proceedings to mark the first of these meetings would be a useful resource for all language tutors. To five of the original papers presented in Oxford, another three were added in order to include a range of ideas and experiences in one publication.

Author : Carmen Pérez-Vidal
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027270236
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Acquisition in Study Abroad and Formal Instruction Contexts written by Carmen Pérez-Vidal and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication constitutes essential reading for academics, teachers and language policy makers wanting to understand, plan, and implement an educational language program involving learner mobility. The book provides data and analyses from a long-term program of research on study abroad (the SALA Project), which looked into the short and long-term effects of instructional and mobility contexts on language and cultural development from two perspectives: the participants’ language acquisition development over 2,5 years, and the practitioners’ perspective in relation to the design and implementation of a mobility program. The book is innovative in the longitudinal data it offers, the light it sheds on (i) an array of language skills, both productive and receptive, oral and written, tapping into phonology, lexis, grammar and discourse, (ii) the role of individual differences (including attitudes, motivation, beliefs, and intercultural awareness), and (iii) the insights on the effects of length of stay. In sum, this book represents a welcome addition to previous research on the outcomes of mobility policies to promote L2 learners’ linguistic development and the individual and educational conditions that appear to facilitate success in study abroad programs.