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Book Review: Spotlight On China: Chinese Education In The Globalized World, Jingzhou Liu
Book Review: Spotlight On China: Chinese Education In The Globalized World, Jingzhou Liu
Comparative and International Education / Éducation Comparée et Internationale
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Book Review: Social And Cultural Aspects Of Language Learning In Study Abroad, R Samuel K. Schirm
Book Review: Social And Cultural Aspects Of Language Learning In Study Abroad, R Samuel K. Schirm
Comparative and International Education / Éducation Comparée et Internationale
This paper reviews Social and Cultural Aspects of Language Learning in Study Abroad, edited by Celeste Kinginger (2013). This collection of papers showcases modern study abroad research, particularly what Coleman describes as the "whole-person" approach, in which study abroad participants are studied as complex individuals rather than as members of a larger homogenous group of students studying abroad. While there is a slight focus on both American study abroad participants and on learners of French studying in France, despite Kinginger and Coleman advocating for including a broader range of participant home countries and languages studied in the volume's introductory chapters, …
Efl Learners’ Post-Sojourn Perceptions Of The Effects Of Study Abroad, Sandra Steinwidder
Efl Learners’ Post-Sojourn Perceptions Of The Effects Of Study Abroad, Sandra Steinwidder
Comparative and International Education / Éducation Comparée et Internationale
This qualitative study investigated in what ways tertiary-level English foreign language (EFL) learners believed that they had changed following their study abroad. The participants were 12 Austrian EFL learners who had been exchange students in the UK or US. I conducted a cross-sectional study, grouping participants according to the duration of their stay abroad, as well as the period of time since they had returned to their home country. Comparisions were drawn between students who spent one semester, and those who spent two. I also investigated the differences displayed depending on how long a student has been back in their …
The Post-Sojourn In Study Abroad Research—Another Frontier, John L. Plews
The Post-Sojourn In Study Abroad Research—Another Frontier, John L. Plews
Comparative and International Education / Éducation Comparée et Internationale
No abstract provided.