The aim of this review is to synthesize empirical studies on undergraduate language
learners' experience abroad during a time period of a year or less. To help provide a …

Anglophone students abroad: Identity, social relationships and language learning presents
the findings of a major study of British students of French and Spanish undertaking …

Study abroad (SA) has long been regarded as a key component of internationalization
efforts in higher education and much scholarship has investigated the practices and …

In comparative studies focusing on context of learning, the main contexts under investigation
have been study abroad (SA), at-home formal instruction (AH), and domestic immersion (IM) …

Frequent language exposure and use are among the most important conditions for
successful language learning, whether in classrooms, during study abroad, or in other …

This chapter offers an overview of studies focusing on second language (L2) pragmatic
development in study abroad (SA). It deals with a discussion of theoretical underpinnings …

While previous work has shown a relationship between pronunciation attitudes and
pronunciation performance, the connection between language learning motivation and …

British higher education institutions attract a large number of international students,
especially Chinese students, to pursue degrees in the UK every year. This longitudinal …

The current study examined second language (L2) learners' social networks during study
abroad and how they changed over time. Participants were 29 British undergraduates …

Although research on the effect of spending time abroad on language learning has become
popular in the last few years, there are only a few studies that concentrate on short-term …