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Devin Grammon – Applied Linguistics, 2025
This article examines cases where two study abroad students--Rita and Jack--problematized the normative use of specific dialectal variants by local native speakers at the end of their Spanish immersion program in Peru. Specifically, it explores what these cases reveal about second language learners' sociolinguistic competence in a study abroad…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Dialects, Language Usage, Spanish
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Swain, Merrill; Lapkin, Sharon – Applied Linguistics, 1995
The results of a study involving 18 students from a grade 8 early French immersion class support the argument that in producing a second language, learners will on occasion become aware of a linguistic problem and modify their output. (41 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, French, Grade 8