The Routledge Handbook of Study Abroad Research and Practice

593 Pages·2018·9.2 MB·English

by  Cristina Sanz

The Routledge Handbook of Study
Abroad Research and Practice
The Routledge Handbook of Study Abroad Research and Practice is an authoritative
overview of study abroad and immersive context research specifically situated within
applied linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) for graduate students
and researchers in these fields. Featuring contributions from established scholars
from around the world, this volume provides in-depth coverage of the theoretical ap-
proaches and methodologies used in study abroad and applied linguistics research,
and examines their practical implications on program implementation. The hand-
book is organized around core areas of research and practice: language development
and personal growth; study abroad settings; individual differences of learners; and
applications concerning the preparation of students, teachers, and administrators
for study abroad, the role of study abroad in foreign language curricula, and future
directions. This handbook is the ideal resource for graduate students, researchers,
and administrators interested in learning more about linguistic and personal devel-
opment during study abroad.
Cristina Sanz is Professor of Spanish Linguistics, Chair of the Department of S panish
and Portuguese and Director of the Barcelona Summer Program at Georgetown
University.
Alfonso Morales-Front is Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics and Director
of the Spanish Summer Institute and the Quito Summer Program at Georgetown
University, USA.
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Contents
List of Illustrations x
List of Contributors xiii
Acknowledgments xxii
Introduction: Issues in Study Abroad Research and Practice 1
Cristina Sanz and Alfonso Morales-Front
Part I
theoretical and Methodological approaches to Study abroad 17
Survey of Theoretical Approaches
1 Variationist Research Methods and the Analysis of Second
Language Data in the Study Abroad Context 19
Kimberly L. Geeslin and Jordan Garrett
2 Psycholinguistic, Cognitive, and Usage-Based Approaches to
Study Abroad Research 36
Timothy McCormick
Survey of Methodological Approaches
3 Quantitative Approaches for Study Abroad Research 48
Sarah Grey
4 Qualitative Approaches for Study Abroad Research 58
Natalia Curto García-Nieto
Part II
Language Development and Personal Growth: Key areas 69
Phonological Development
5 Acquisition of Phonetics and Phonology Abroad: What We
Know and How 71
Megan Solon and Avizia Yim Long
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Contents
6 L2 Spanish Intonation in a Short-Term Study Abroad Program 86
Jorge Méndez Seijas
Pragmatics
7 Being Polite at the Railway or Bus Station: How a Role-Play
Can Illustrate the Differences between Study Abroad Groups
vs. Heritage Students and At-Home Groups of Spanish L2
University Learners 102
Lourdes Díaz, Mariona Taulé, and Núria Enríquez
8 Developing L2 Pragmatic Competence in Study
Abroad Contexts 119
Wei Ren
Morphosyntax
9 The Development of Second Language Grammar in a Study
Abroad Context 135
Martin Howard and John W. Schwieter
10 Benefits of Study Abroad and Working Memory on L2
Morphosyntactic Processing 149
Nuria Sagarra and Ryan LaBrozzi
Oral Fluency and Complexity
11 Effects of Time and Task on L2 Mandarin Chinese Language
Development during Study Abroad 166
Clare Wright
12 Utterance Fluency in the Study-Abroad Context: An Overview
of Research Methodologies 181
Lorenzo García-Amaya
13 Exploring Oral L2 Fluency Development during a Three-
Month Stay Abroad through a Dialogic Task 193
Maria Juan-Garau
Lexical Development
14 Vocabulary Acquisition during Study Abroad:
A Comprehensive Review of the Research 210
Victoria Zaytseva, Carmen Pérez-Vidal, and Imma Miralpeix
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Contents
Communication and/or Learning Strategies
15 Language-Learning Strategy Use by Learners of Arabic,
Chinese, and Russian during Study Abroad 226
Jeffery R. Watson and Gregory Ebner
Personal Growth
16 Project Perseverance and Journaling: Toward Creating a
Culture of Engagement during Study Abroad 246
R. Kirk Belnap, Jennifer Bown, Thomas Bown,
Chantelle Fitting and Alyssa White
Identity
17 Identity and Study Abroad 262
Brandon Tullock
PART III
The Program: Study Abroad Settings 275
Length of Stay
18 Length of Time Abroad and Language Ability: Comparing
Means Using a Latent Approach 277
Lin Gu
19 A Short-Term Study Abroad Program: An Intensive Linguistic
and Cultural Experience on a Neighboring Pacific Island 293
Diane de Saint-Léger and Kerry Mullan
Family vs. Dorm Stays
20 Interactional Development through Dinnertime Talk: The Case
of American Students in Chinese Homestays 309
Wenhao Diao, Yi Wang, Anne Donovan, and Margaret Malone
Sheltered Programs, Direct Matriculation Programs, Hybrid Programs
21 Making a Difference through Talk: Spanish Heritage Language
Learners as Conversation Partners in a Hybrid Study Abroad
Program 329
Silvia Marijuan
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Service Learning Programs, Professional Programs
22 Curricula Crossing Borders: Integrating Multicultural and
Multilingual Teacher Education Courses in Study Abroad 344
Eric Ruiz Bybee, Julia Menard-Warwick, Enrique David
Degollado, Deb Palmer, Shannon Kehoe, and Luis Urrieta Jr.
23 Development of Critical Intercultural Communicative
Competence and Employability in Work Abroad Programs:
A UK Perspective 359
Sandra Y. López-Rocha
Language Program Components
24 Interaction and Corrective Feedback in Study Abroad 374
Lara Bryfonski and Alison Mackey
Part IV
the Person: Individual Differences 385
Aptitude, Motivation, Anxiety, Working Memory
25 Study Abroad and L2 Learner Attitudes 387
Kimberly L. Geeslin and Lauren B. Schmidt
26 The Role of Cognitive Aptitudes in a Study Abroad
Language-Learning Environment 406
Medha Tare, Ewa Golonka, Alia K. Lancaster, Carrie Bonilla,
Catherine J. Doughty, R. Kirk Belnap, and Scott R. Jackson
27 Contributions of Initial Proficiency and Language Use
to Second-Language Development during Study Abroad:
Behavioral and Event-Related Potential Evidence 421
Mandy Faretta-Stutenberg and Kara Morgan-Short
Experienced Learners (Bilinguals), Heritage Language Learners
28 Spanish Heritage Language Learners in Study Abroad across
Three National Contexts 437
Tracy Quan, Rebecca Pozzi, Shannon Kehoe, and
Julia Menard-Warwick
Proficiency Levels
29 Proficiency Levels in Study Abroad: Is There an Optimal Time
for Sojourning? 453
Bernard Issa and Janire Zalbidea
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Age
30 What Do We (Not) Know about the Effects of Age on L2
Development When Learning Occurs in a Study Abroad Setting? 465
Àngels Llanes
Intercultural Sensitivity
31 Unpacking the Study Abroad Experience:
An Intercultural Process 476
Kacy M. Peckenpaugh
PART V
Applications 491
Preparing Students for Study Abroad
32 The Role of Individual Factors in Students’ Attitudes toward
Credit-bearing Predeparture Classes: Implications for Practice 493
Lisa M. Kuriscak and Kelly J. Kirkwood
Educating Teachers and Administrators on Study Abroad
33 Linking High-Impact Immersion to Study Abroad Design:
Higher Education Faculty and Staff Make Connections 510
Delane Bender-Slack and Diane Ceo-Difrancesco
Where Study Abroad Fits in the Foreign Language Curriculum
34 When Some Study Abroad: How Returning Students Realign
with the Curriculum and Impact Learning 527
Paula Winke and Susan Gass
The Future of Study Abroad
35 History and Current Trends in US Study Abroad 545
Amelia J. Dietrich
Index 559
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