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View article: Teaching and learning foreign languages
Teaching and learning foreign languages Open
A classroom corpus is a set of audio- or videorecordings of authentic L2 lessons, which have been transcribed and prepared for analysis. Such a corpus provides direct insight into how the L2 curriculum is delivered and experienced in the c…
View article: Is Second Language Attrition Inevitable After Instruction Ends? An Exploratory Longitudinal Study of Advanced Instructed Second Language Users
Is Second Language Attrition Inevitable After Instruction Ends? An Exploratory Longitudinal Study of Advanced Instructed Second Language Users Open
Most second language acquisition (SLA) research has documented the processes involved in learning second/foreign languages, with few studies focusing on the durability of attained second language (L2) skills once instructed learners/users …
View article: Exploring the acquisition of the French subjunctive: Local syntactic context or oral proficiency?
Exploring the acquisition of the French subjunctive: Local syntactic context or oral proficiency? Open
Indicators of advanced/high-level proficiency in a second language (L2) are an increasingly active focus of L2 acquisition research (e.g., Bartning & Schlyter, 2004; Bartning, 2009; Bartning et al., 2009, 2012), primarily because uncov…
View article: Can variation in input explain variation in typical spoken target-language features during study abroad?
Can variation in input explain variation in typical spoken target-language features during study abroad? Open
Many studies have confirmed the belief that a stay abroad (SA) is beneficial for second language (L2) development. However, substantial variation in learning outcomes has long been acknowledged. Research has identified a range of factors t…
View article: Documenting L2 input and interaction during study abroad: Approaches, instruments and challenges
Documenting L2 input and interaction during study abroad: Approaches, instruments and challenges Open
A major rationale for study abroad (SA) from the perspective of second language acquisition is the presumed opportunity available to sojourners for naturalistic second language (L2) “immersion”. However, such opportunities are affected by …
View article: Language, Mobility and Study Abroad in the Contemporary European Context
Language, Mobility and Study Abroad in the Contemporary European Context Open
This chapter examines how the transnational framework can be applied to study abroad. It is contended that transnationalism can be used to engage with how study abroad impacts the lives and activities of mobile people as different spatiali…
View article: After Study Abroad: The Maintenance of Multilingual Identity Among Anglophone Languages Graduates
After Study Abroad: The Maintenance of Multilingual Identity Among Anglophone Languages Graduates Open
For L2 learners from English‐dominant societies, study abroad (SA) is an especially significant opportunity for linguistic, sociocultural, and personal development. Less is known about the durability of these SA‐related developments, once …
View article: Learning French in the UK setting
Learning French in the UK setting Open
Due to the contemporary dominance of English as global lingua franca, all other “foreign languages” face a number of challenges in formal education. This paper describes the recent evolution of policy and practice regarding foreign languag…
View article: Placement type and language learning during residence abroad
Placement type and language learning during residence abroad Open
The “year abroad” is a longstanding component of British university degree programmes in languages. As noted by other commentators (Coleman, 1997 and this volume; Collentine, 2009), the British “year abroad” is typically undertaken by lang…