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 …

This study investigates the differential effects of two learning contexts, formal instruction (FI)
at home and a study abroad period (SA), on the oral production skills of advanced‐level …

The increasing number of participants in study-abroad programs coupled with conflicting
evidence about learning from these experiences motivated this study. I meta-analyzed 72 …

In this chapter, we offer a comprehensive review of the existing literature on lexical
development in a second language (L2) as a result of a study abroad (SA) experience. Our …

This paper examines ways of measuring (assigning numbers to) social interaction and
language use during study abroad. It reviews the development of instruments for such …

Although study abroad is viewed as an ideal environment for interaction in the target
language, research in this area has relied mostly upon self‐reported data, which pose …

This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world's leading scholars in second language
acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and …

Within the European strategy towards multilingualism, which has guided linguistic policies in
recent years,'Languages for all!'is the prevailing motto. This idea has been extremely well …

The present study examines the effects on oral accuracy of a three-month Study Abroad (SA)
period on forty-three advanced-level L3 English learners. It analyses the gains accrued in …

The present study compared both linguistic and non-linguistic representations of motion
events in Korean–English sequential bilinguals sampled at varying proficiency levels (N …