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Language learning and interactional experiences in Study Abroad settings
Edited by M. Rafael Salaberry, Kate White and Alfred Rue Burch
[Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 4:1] 2019
► pp. 1–18

Language learning and interactional experiences in Study Abroad settings

An introduction to the special issue

| Rice University
| Western Michigan University
| Rice University
Article outline
  • 1.Language and language learning in study abroad settings
  • 2.Access to input and interaction in a SA setting: Quantity and quality
  • 3.The host family experience abroad
  • 4.Interactions with the local community of speakers abroad
  • 5.Social networks abroad
  • 6.Using the L1 and interacting with fellow L2 learners
  • 7.Pedagogical structuring and intervention
  • 8.The contributions in this special issue
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 28 February 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1075/sar.18015.sal
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