| Title: |
Short-Term and Long-Term Study Abroad: The Impact on Language Learners' Intercultural Communication, L2 Confidence, and Sense of L2 Self |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Neff, Peter; Apple, Matthew |
| Source: |
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 2023 44(7):572-588. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
17 |
| Publication Date: |
2023 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Program Length; Study Abroad; Second Language Learning; Intercultural Communication; Self Efficacy; Self Concept; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Anxiety; College Students |
| Geographic Terms: |
Japan |
| DOI: |
10.1080/01434632.2020.1847125 |
| ISSN: |
0143-4632; 1747-7557 |
| Abstract: |
Study abroad (SA) has recently become an increasingly popular option for language learners who wish to engage in an immersive educational experience while living in a different culture, but not all SA programmes are created equal. Length of time can vary significantly, from a days or weeks up to a year or more spent in the target culture, and this can affect not only linguistic development but also non-linguistic factors such as intercultural communication, confidence using the second/foreign language (L2), and a sense of L2 self. The purpose of this study was to examine how two groups of Japanese learners of English going abroad for different lengths of time (one month (n = 79) and one year (n = 70) respectively) were affected across a range of non-linguistic variables. Pre- and post-SA survey data were collected, and results indicate that both groups achieved significant benefits in increased L2 speaking confidence and a strengthening of sense of an ideal L2 self, while also undergoing a weakening of ought-to L2 self. However, the degree of change was not uniform across groups. Moreover, the short-term SA participants demonstrated a decrease in ethnocentricity whereas the long-term participants did not. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2023 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1397545 |
| Database: |
ERIC |