Study Abroad and the Second Language Learner: Expectations, Experiences and Development

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Situated at the interface between study abroad and second language acquisition research, this book adopts a threefold thematic focus to study abroad and the language learner, investigating learner beliefs about study abroad, learner experiences of study abroad in relation to a range of individual, cultural and social factors, and the nature of learner development while abroad at an intercultural, personal and linguistic level. Chapters present studies of learners in different geographical contexts, with different first and second language combinations. The studies draw on different methodologies, incorporating quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method approaches. Presenting findings with implications for learner preparation, expectations and support during study abroad, and highlighting developmental issues within second language acquisition, Study Abroad and the Second Language Learner will be of interest to all study abroad and second language acquisition researchers, as well as programme organisers, language instructors and other stake holders. Cover Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgements Study abroad and the second language learner: An introduction Martin Howard 1 The legal framework of student mobility: How public law makes the Erasmus programme possible Luca Galli 2 Should I stay or should I go? Factors that influence one’s decision to participate in a student mobility programme Katarzyna Ożańska-Ponikwia and Angélica Carlet 3 Study abroad marketing and L2 self-efficacy beliefs Emre Güvendir, Meltem Acar-Güvendir and Sinem Dündar 4 Close encounters of the third kind: Quantity, type and quality of language contact during study abroad Jessica Briggs Baffoe-Djan and Siyang Zhou 5 Study abroad for secondary and higher education students: Differences and similarities in their interaction with the learning environment Sofía Moratinos-Johnston, Maria Juan-Garau and Joana Salazar Noguera 6 Assessing the impact of educational support abroad on sojourners’ interactional contacts, L2 acquisition and intercultural development Ana Maria Moreno Bruna, July De Wilde, June Eyckmans and Patrick Goethals 7 The complex challenges of delivering a university-wide intercultural mentoring programme for study abroad students Susan Oguro and Annie Cottier 8 Tapping into self-regulation in study abroad contexts: A pilot study Kata Csizér, Mirosław Pawlak, Vanda Szatzker and Kitti Erdő-Bonyár 9 Structure and agency in the development of plurilingual identities in study abroad Josep M. Cots, Rosamond Mitchell and Ana Beaven 10 Learning multiword expressions in a second language during study abroad: The role of individual differences Klara Arvidsson 11 When in one’s new country: Examining native-like selections in English at home and abroad Victoria Zaytseva, Imma Miralpeix and Carmen Pérez-Vidal 12 The role of transparency in grammatical gender marking among stay abroad learners of Spanish and French Amanda Edmonds and Aarnes Gudmestad Index