Language Learners in Study Abroad Contexts (Second Language Acquisition, 15)

Review Illustrating diverse approaches to the study of language socialization and acquisition, this volume will surely become a key reference for applied linguistics research on education abroad, the most celebrated and least understood among environments for language learning. -- Professor Celeste Kinginger, Department of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies & Department of French and Francophone Studies, Pennsylvania State UniversityThis is an excellent compendium of research on study abroad. The variety of theoretical perspectives employed and the methodological diversity exhibited provide a richness that many other edited volumes lack. The authors provide solid justification of their methodological choices and demonstrate academic rigor that is both informative and instructive, making this volume an excellent resource for graduate student coursework in SLA and/or foreign language education. -- Lisa DeWaard Dykstra ― Linguist List 17.2191 Product Description Examining the overseas experience of language learners in diverse contexts through a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, studies in this volume look at the acquisition of language use, socialization processes, learner motivation, identity and learning strategies. In this way, the volume offers a privileged window into learner experiences abroad while addressing current concerns central to second language acquisition. About the Author Margaret A. DuFon is an Assistant Professor in Linguistics at California State University-Chico. As a result of her own language learning abroad in both Spain and Indonesia, she became interested in investigating the acquisition of pragmatic competence through language socialization via interactions with host culture members during a sojourn abroad.Eton Churchill is an Assistant Professor of English at Kanagawa University in Yokohama, Japan. He has twenty years teaching experience in foreign languages and has accompanied students abroad on several occasions. His research interests include pragmatics, sociolinguistics, study abroad and the role of interaction and context in language learning. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Language Learners in Study Abroad ContextsBy Margaret A. DuFon, Eton ChurchillMultilingual MattersCopyright © 2006 Margaret A. DuFon, Eton Churchill and the authors of individual chaptersAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-85359-852-4ContentsPreface, Acknowledgements, Contributors, Transcription Conventions, 1 Evolving Threads in Study Abroad Research Eton Churchill and Margaret A. DuFon, Part 1: The Acquisition of Pragmatic Competence During Study Abroad, 2 Learning to Take Leave in Social Conversations: A Diary Study Tim Hassall, 3 Learning to Say 'You' in German: The Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Study Abroad Context Anne Barron, Part 2: Interaction and Socialization at the Host Dinner Table, 4 The Socialization of Taste during Study Abroad in Indonesia Margaret A. DuFon, 5 Joint Construction of Folk Beliefs by JFL Learners and Japanese Host Families Haruko Minegishi Cook, 6 Norms of Interaction in a Japanese Homestay Setting: Toward a Two-Way Flow of Linguistic and Cultural Resources Masakazu Iino, Part 3: From Home to School in the Study Abroad Environment, 7 Negotiation in a Japanese Study Abroad Setting Abigail McMeekin, 8 Variability in the Study Abroad Classroom and Learner Competence Eton Churchill, Part 4: The Influence of Individual and Program Variables on SLA Abroad, 9 Study Abroad Social Networks, Motivation and Attitudes: Implications for Second Language Acquisition Christina Isabelli-García, 10 Language Learning Strategies in the Study Abroad Context Rebecca Adams, References, Index, CHAPTER 1Evolving Threads in Study Abroad ResearchETON CHURCHILL and MARGARET A. DUFONIntroductionFor the second language acquisition (SLA) researcher, there are perhaps few contexts as potentially rich and complex as study abroad.