Advanced Language Development and Study Abroad     



ANNOUNCEMENT:
In the development of advanced language ability, study abroad is generally understood to be the quintessential learning experience. It is assumed to offer access to interaction with native speakers in a wide variety of settings, to bring students into close contact with the cultural and interactive practices of the host country, and to yield dramatic increases in language proficiency, cultural awareness and intercultural communicative competence. As previous studies have shown, the outcomes of study abroad experiences vary significantly across individuals in terms of specific linguistic features and overall proficiency. These differences may be partially explained by variation in the quality of learners' experiences with regard to access to social networks and subsequent opportunities for interaction in the target language.
The full study of CALPER's Study Abroad project appeared as Volume One of The Modern Language Journal Monograph in 2008.
Kinginger, Celeste
Language Learning in Study Abroad: Histories of Americans in France.



PUBLICATIONS:

Kinginger, C. (2009). Language learning and study abroad: a critical reading of research. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Kinginger, C., Blattner, G., & Roulon, S. (2009). Tu ou vous: Choix facilité lors de séjours linguistiques. In B. Peeters (Ed.), Tu ou vous: L'embarras du choix. Limoges: Editions Lambert-Lucas.

Kinginger, C. (2008). Language Learning in Study Abroad: Case Studies of Americans in France. The Modern Language Journal Monograph Series.Volume 1. [Summary is available as PDF]

Kinginger, C., & Blattner, G. (2007). Assessing the development of sociolinguistic awareness in study abroad: Colloquial French. In L. Ortega & H. Byrnes (Eds.), The Longitudinal Study of Advanced L2 Capabilities. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Kinginger, C. (2005). Research on language learning in study abroad (1998-2005). (CALPER Professional Development Document CPDD 0507). University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University, Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research.

Kinginger, C., & Farrell-Whitworth, K. (2005). Gender and emotional investment in language learning during study abroad. (CALPER Working Paper Series, No. 2). The Pennsylvania State University, Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research.

Kinginger, C. & Farrell, K. (2004). Assessing development of metapragmatic awareness in study abroad. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 10, 19-42.


Project Director: Celeste Kinginger, The Pennsylvania State University

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