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Study Abroad and the Second Language Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Variation in Spanish
Edited by Sara L. Zahler, Avizia Y. Long and Bret Linford
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics 37] 2023
► pp. 1–17

Introduction

| University at Albany, SUNY
| San José State University
| Grand Valley State University
Article outline
  • The contributions in this volume
    • Programmatic features
    • Learner engagement, social networks, and language contact
    • Learner individual difference factors
    • Multi-context studies
  • Conclusion
  • References
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