ABSTRACT
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 approaches and methodologies used in study abroad and applied linguistics research, and examines their practical implications on program implementation. The Handbook 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 development during study abroad.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|19 pages
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Study Abroad
part |11 pages
Survey of Methodological Approaches
part II|17 pages
Language Development and Personal Growth: Key Areas
part |18 pages
Pragmatics
chapter 7|18 pages
Being Polite at the Railway or Bus Station
part |15 pages
Morphosyntax
part |16 pages
Oral Fluency and Complexity
chapter 12|12 pages
Utterance Fluency in the Study-Abroad Context
part |16 pages
Lexical Development
chapter 14|16 pages
Vocabulary Acquisition during Study Abroad
part |20 pages
Communication and/or Learning Strategies
part |16 pages
Personal Growth
chapter 16|16 pages
Project Perseverance and Journaling
part |14 pages
Identity
part III|18 pages
The Program: Study Abroad Settings
chapter 18|18 pages
Length of Time Abroad and Language Ability
chapter 19|15 pages
A Short-Term Study Abroad Program
part |20 pages
Family vs. Dorm Stays
chapter 20|18 pages
Interactional Development through Dinnertime Talk
part |15 pages
Sheltered Programs, Direct Matriculation Programs, Hybrid Programs
chapter 21|15 pages
Making a Difference through Talk
part |16 pages
Service Learning Programs, Professional Programs
chapter 22|16 pages
Curricula Crossing Borders
chapter 23|14 pages
Development of Critical Intercultural Communicative Competence and Employability in Work Abroad Programs
part |12 pages
Language Program Components
part IV|21 pages
The Person: Individual Differences
chapter 27|15 pages
Contributions of Initial Proficiency and Language Use to Second-Language Development during Study Abroad
part |16 pages
Experienced Learners (Bilinguals), Heritage Language Learners
part |12 pages
Proficiency Levels
part |11 pages
Age
part |15 pages
Intercultural Sensitivity
part V|18 pages
Applications
chapter 32|18 pages
The Role of Individual Factors in Students’ Attitudes toward Credit-bearing Predeparture Classes
part |17 pages
Educating Teachers and Administrators on Study Abroad
chapter 33|17 pages
Linking High-Impact Immersion to Study Abroad Design
part |18 pages
Where Study Abroad Fits in the Foreign Language Curriculum
chapter 34|18 pages
When Some Study Abroad
part |15 pages
The Future of Study Abroad