While research suggests that study abroad (SA) benefits second language (L2) oral fluency,
its benefits for other domains are less clear, especially for shorterterm programs, which are …

Globalisation and international mobility in the 21st century has led to the internationalisation
of the English language (Crystal, 2003). Research regarding linguistic gains at university …

Ascertaining the value of a study abroad experience on facilitating language development
has long been a goal of Second Language Acquisition scholars. There is currently a …

Description: First edition.| Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge, 2018.| Series: Routledge
handbooks in linguistics| Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN …

The paper explores study abroad (SA) experiences concerning interrelationships of three
individual difference (ID) variables: motivated learning behavior, self-efficacy beliefs and self …

Abstract Machine translation (MT), ie, automatic translation, is a growing field in artificial
intelligence with huge impacts on societies and businesses. Despite its importance for …

overview of study abroad and immersive context research specifically situated within applied
linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) for graduate students and researchers …

The crucial role of individual difference (ID) variables in second language acquisition has
long been attested to. It has also been acknowledged that ID factors need to be explored in …

This chapter shows the upward trend in mobility figures in contemporary society in general,
only paralleled by the interest in exploring Study Abroad (SA) effects within second …

The importance of English as a lingua franca has been growing worldwide. In this context,
English is the market leader in language tourism, where people travel with the goal of …