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Direct linkKöylü, Zeynep – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This study examines the influence of pre-departure proficiency on English as a second language (L2) oral development after a semester studying abroad in two distinct learning contexts. The data analysed were collected from tertiary level students (N = 33) who undertook an ERASMUS exchange semester in a European country where English was either the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Decision Making, Study Abroad
Bachelor, Jeremy W. – Language Learning Journal, 2022
The objective of this study was to employ a new tool for assessing pragmatic "proficiency" (over "performance") in L2 students and to determine if pragmatic lessons on compliment sequences had a positive impact on L2 Spanish students' intercultural competence. To this end, students at a Midwestern college engaged in live video…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Borràs, Judith; Llanes, Àngels – Language Learning Journal, 2021
The present article offers a review of the existing literature on L2 gains arising from participation in a study abroad (SA) experience. The purpose of this article is (1) to provide a general overview of research findings on the influence of time abroad on L2 development and (2) to identify the areas which need further research within the SA…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Social Networks, Achievement Gains
Klapper, John; Rees, Jonathan – Language Learning Journal, 2012
This paper reviews research to date into the foreign language (FL) gains made by the large number of FL students from the UK who undertake a period of residence abroad (RA) as a component of their degree. It examines in detail the efficacy of the most common form of RA undertaken by UK students, namely the study year at a foreign university (URA).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evidence, Emotional Intelligence, Study Abroad
Fitzpatrick, Tess – Language Learning Journal, 2012
Empirical evidence suggests that the study abroad experience accelerates growth in global vocabulary knowledge. The exact nature of this growth is rarely reported, however, and there is little documented evidence to indicate whether it is linear or uneven, whether the speed of growth is constant or changing, or whether the study abroad context…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Native Speakers
Mearns, Tessa L. – Language Learning Journal, 2012
This paper describes and evaluates an action research project carried out by a teacher in an English comprehensive school, where a class of 13- to 14-year-olds was taught personal, social and health education and German through content-language integrated learning (CLIL) over a six-week period. The purpose of the study was to explore how CLIL…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Health Education, Research Projects, Action Research
