In this study we measured the effect of COIL on intercultural competence development using
a quasi-experimental design. Our sample consisted of 108 undergraduate students from two …

The internationalization of higher education has been driven by an increasingly globalized
and interconnected world. One concept that embodies this internationalization process is …

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 …

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 …

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

In line with the fiscal, structural, and academic shifts in higher education, a growing number
of universities in English‐speaking countries develop and deliver short‐term study‐abroad …

This chapter shows how second language acquisition (SLA) researchers adopted a broad
framework in the 1980s that has been used and refined ever since. It talks about personality …

Is bilingualism better than monolingualism? Previous work shows that bilinguals have an
advantage over monolinguals in cognitive flexibility, the ability to shift between different …

The study of personality is a fascinating field, though very hard to grasp by someone without
a psychological background. Nevertheless, personality pertains to every human being, as …

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