Dali Tan
List of John Benjamins publications for which Dali Tan plays a role.
Articles
2016 The short-term homestay as a context for language learning: Three case studies of high school students and host families Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 1:1, pp. 34–60 | Article
The study abroad home stay is often credited with particular value for language and culture learning. While living with host families, students are believed to observe and to participate in a wide range of everyday practices while upgrading their language proficiency and intercultural awareness.… read more
2013 Exploring the potential of high school homestays as a context for local engagement and negotiation of difference: Americans in China Social and Cultural Aspects of Language Learning in Study Abroad, Kinginger, Celeste (ed.), pp. 155–178 | Article
This chapter examines the experiences of American high school students participating in a summer study and home stay program in China. Drawing on a corpus of qualitative interviews with high school participants and college-aged alumni, the authors examine how these students represent the extent to… read more