Proficiency development and smartphone usage in study abroad: Microgenetic longitudinal case studies of French learners

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 455 - 493
• Main Authors: Mroz, Aurore P., Thrasher, Tricia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria Wiley 01.06.2022; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Subjects: Case studies; case study; College Students; Computer Software; Foreign Countries; French; French as a second language; Handheld Devices; International Education; Language Acquisition; Language instruction; Language Proficiency; Language Usage; Linguistics; Living arrangements; Longitudinal studies; mobile‐assisted language learning (MALL, m‐learning); postsecondary/higher education; proficiency; Research Methodology; Second Language Learning; Self evaluation; Smartphones; Social networks; Study Abroad; System theory; Technology Uses in Education; Undergraduate Students; University students; France (Paris); France; United States > US

This longitudinal study explores how the language proficiency of eight (N = 8) US‐affiliated university students developed relative to their smartphone usage during study abroad (SA) in Paris. Phone usage was tracked daily with Space, proficiency weekly using NCSSFL‐ACTFL Can‐Do statements, and lang...