The construction of ancestral language and cultural identities for the children of migrants is
intricately embedded in their lived experiences and discursive positions in the host society …

The growing interest in identity and language education over the past two decades, coupled
with increased interest in digital technology and transnationalism, has resulted in a rich body …

Now in a fifth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume
for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). Its chapters have been fully updated …

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition
is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition …

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

The Russian-born American psychologist Bronfenbrenner's bioecological perspective on
human development is an ideal framework for understanding how individuals negotiate the …

Background The concept of IC as it is used today traces back to Hymes's (1972) view of
communicative competence (CC) as the knowledge of how to use language appropriately in …

Many universities around the world today are actively promoting study abroad to raise their
international profiles. This trend is tied to the neoliberal social imaginary, which constructs …

Through a survey of 1,283 alumni of a large US public university who graduated between
1980 and 2010, this study compares the global engagement of university graduates who did …

This study utilizes a mixed-methods approach to investigate personality changes of British
undergraduate students who spent their third year abroad in a French or Spanish-speaking …