A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effects of One Year Abroad

Autor/inn/en	Serrano, Raquel; Tragant, Elsa; Llanes, Angels
Titel	A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effects of One Year Abroad
Quelle	In: Canadian Modern Language Review, 68 (2012) 2, S.138-163 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0008-4506
DOI	10.3138/cmlr.68.2.138
Schlagwörter	Oral Language; Longitudinal Studies; Foreign Countries; Study Abroad; Syntax; Statistical Analysis; Spanish Speaking; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Fluency; Achievement Gains; College Students; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Statistische Analyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Collegestudent; Großbritannien
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to analyze the progress of 14 Spanish-speaking learners of English during a period abroad from a longitudinal perspective. Oral and written data were collected three times during an academic year at a British university. These samples were analyzed in terms of fluency, syntactic complexity, lexical richness, and accuracy. The results of the statistical analyses indicate that, while a few months abroad might be sufficient for some gains in oral performance to occur, improvement in written production is slower and does not seem to take place until students have spent more than one semester abroad. In addition, it was observed that the type of interaction experienced abroad and some attitudinal features can partly explain language development in some areas. (Contains 4 tables and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10