Over the last two decades, study abroad (SA) research has exploded, indexing an interest
that is no doubt stimulated by the popularity of SA programs, amidst the overall thrust of …

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 …

Practical and accessible, this book comprehensively covers everything you need to know to
design, develop, and deliver successful online, blended, and flipped language courses …

The idea that living or studying in the target language country is essential in order to improve
linguistic knowledge and understand its culture is widespread. Since the 1980s, a large …

Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition is a comprehensive textbook that
bridges the gap between the fields of sociolinguistics and second language acquisition …

Bilingualism and multilingualism are highly complex and multidimensional linguistic,
psychological, and social behaviors. This chapter discusses the key issues at the …

This article discusses sociolinguistically oriented research on second language acquisition
(SLA) in the decade since Firth and Wagner (1997). Over the last 10 years, substantial …

In order to understand variability in second language (L2) acquisition, this study addressed
how individual differences in cognitive abilities may contribute to development for learners in …

This preliminary study investigates the acquisition of second language phonology with
respect to two variables: immersion in a target language community, and explicit instruction …

This exploratory study investigates the incorporation of dialectal variants in second
language (L2) pronunciation and how the learning context intersects with this acquisition …