Study Abroad: An Attempt to Measure the Gains.

Autor/in	Fraser, Catherine
Titel	Study Abroad: An Attempt to Measure the Gains.
Quelle	In: German as a foreign language, (2002) 1, S. 45-65 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anhang; Literaturangaben; Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-9570
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Deutsch als Fremdsprache; Spracherwerb; Fremdsprache; Lesen; Schreiben; Auslandsstudium; Hochschule; Freizeit
Abstract	Much of the focus of research on gains in language acquisition in a study abroad setting has been on oral proficiency. The paper reports on a study designed to measure gains in reading and writing skills by American students enrolled in two different programs at Freiburg University, one lasting a semester, one a year. Pre- and post-tests were administered to both groups of students, one test focused on reading proficiency, demonstrated by the ability to link anaphora with their referents. The other was a cloze passage requiring precision in word level accuracy. Students who followed less traditional study plans, including joining a football team, playing with an orchestra and serving as intern in a theatre made impressive progress compared with their peers enrolled in regular university courses. These findings suggest that while experiential learning can offer students a wealth of personal, cultural and social benefits, many of which not easily measured by quantitative tests, the more traditional (and measurable) skills of reading and writing are not necessarily shortchanged. (Verlag, adapt.).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2023/1