Sybille Heinzmann
List of John Benjamins publications for which Sybille Heinzmann plays a role.
Articles
2024 Oral proficiency gains of study abroad students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A matched samples analysis Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 9:2, pp. 127–156 | Article
This article presents a comparative study of the oral English proficiency gains of two groups of students, namely mobility students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 26), who were matched for background variables such as pre-departure oral proficiency, duration of stay, accommodation,… read more
2023 Returning to a new normal: Social and mental adaptation of study abroad returnees during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 8:1, pp. 50–75 | Article
This article presents a comparative case study analysis of two mobility students who, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, had to terminate their stay abroad early and return home after seven and eleven weeks, respectively. The study aims to shed light on the impact of the outbreak of… read more
2012 Foreign language reforms in Swiss primary schools: Potentials and limitations Multilingual Individuals and Multilingual Societies, Braunmüller, Kurt and Christoph Gabriel (eds.), pp. 189–206 | Article
In German-speaking Central Switzerland, French used to be the only foreign language (FL) taught in primary schools (from grade five onwards). Some cantons have now implemented a program including English as the first FL (L2) to be learnt at school (from grade three onwards), followed by French as… read more