Language Learning and Study Abroad

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Situating Language Learning in Study Abroad

   • Celeste Kinginger

   Pages 1-28

3. Measuring Language Acquisition

   • Celeste Kinginger

   Pages 29-68

4. Domains of Communicative Competence

   • Celeste Kinginger

   Pages 69-113

5. Communicative Settings for Language Learning Abroad

   • Celeste Kinginger

   Pages 114-153

6. Language Socialization and Identity

   • Celeste Kinginger

   Pages 154-204

7. Interpreting Research on Language Learning in Study Abroad

   • Celeste Kinginger

   Pages 205-223

8. Back Matter

   Pages 224-248

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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.

• study abroad
• student mobility
• language learning
• language education
• language
• language acquisition
• Language Learning

“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)

• The Pennsylvania State University, USA

  Celeste 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.

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