Klara Arvidsson
List of John Benjamins publications for which Klara Arvidsson plays a role.
2023 Studying abroad during and before the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparison of target language use and self-reported linguistic progress Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 8:1, pp. 1–23 | Article
The study abroad (SA) context is assumed to be ideal for second language (L2) learning because of the opportunities it provides to use the target language (TL) and to socialize with TL speakers. Although research conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic generally confirms this assumption, little… read more
2019 Quantity of target language contact in study abroad and knowledge of multiword expressions: A Usage-Based approach to L2 development Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 4:2, pp. 145–167 | Article
This study takes a Usage-Based approach to the learning of French multiword expressions (MWEs) in Study Abroad (SA). MWEs are conventionalized form-meaning mappings, for example du coup (‘and so’) and en fait (‘actually’), and are assumed to be learned through repeated exposure. Based on this… read more
2019 Réseaux sociaux et développement linguistique: Une étude de cas en français L2 Language, Interaction and Acquisition 10:2, pp. 255–288 | Article
Cette étude longitudinale contribue aux recherches sur l’acquisition d’une langue seconde (L2) dans le contexte de séjour linguistique à l'étranger (Study Abroad), où l’on s’intéresse de plus en plus à comprendre comment les facteurs non-linguistiques interagissent avec le développement… read more
2018 Self-perceived linguistic progress, target language use and personality development during study abroad Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 3:1, pp. 144–166 | Article
This exploratory study investigates the development of personality dimensions related to multicultural effectiveness and its relation to amount of target language use and self-perceived progress in speaking during a sojourn abroad in seven European countries. The participants were 59 Swedish and… read more
2015 Complexity at the phrasal level in spoken L1 and very advanced L2 French Language, Interaction and Acquisition 6:2, pp. 181–201 | Article
This article examines linguistic complexity in the noun phrase in spoken L1 and L2 French. Research on linguistic complexity in L2 has often concentrated on syntactic complexity, subordination in particular. In this study, we focus on syntactic complexity at the phrasal level, i.e. in the noun… read more