The impact of a Study Abroad experience on L2 development
Àngels Llanes will present an overview of the impact of the Study Abroad (SA) context on L2 development taking into account three variables.
The impact of a Study Abroad experience on L2 development
01 Jul 2025, 13:30 – 15:00
This talk will present an overview of the impact of the Study Abroad (SA) context on L2 development taking into account three variables: the participants’ age, the duration of the SA programme, and type of SA programme.
First, it will start with a basic description of the different SA contexts and their characteristics. Next, the main findings of the literature review examining a traditional SA setting will be highlighted, followed by the main findings of findings of the literature review that has examined the effects of a SA experience in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) setting.
Finally, the effects of a SA experience in a multilingual setting will be described.
This event will be particularly useful for researchers.
Related links
- Centre for Applied Linguistics Research Seminars Series
- Centre for Applied Linguistics
- Department of Culture, Communication and Media
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Jason Leung on Unsplash.
Her research focuses on the impact that age and learning context have on L2 development.
Other research interests are the effects of reading in a foreign language on L2 development and the impact of Translanguaging on L2 outcomes.
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