University students’ global citizenship development through long-term study abroad

Study abroad (SA) is one of the popular ways for universities to develop their students as global citizens because the experience of sojourning is believed to be able to improve the students’ language skills of English as an international lingua franca as well as global awareness. This paper investi...

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Published inJournal of English as a lingua franca Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 77 - 88
Main Author Suzuki, Ayako
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin De Gruyter 28.03.2022
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subjects
Citizenship education
College students
desire
English as an international language
global awareness
global citizenship development
Language attitudes
perceptions of English
Student attitudes
Study abroad
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Summary:Study abroad (SA) is one of the popular ways for universities to develop their students as global citizens because the experience of sojourning is believed to be able to improve the students’ language skills of English as an international lingua franca as well as global awareness. This paper investigates whether SA can contribute towards the development of global citizenship, focusing on a group of Japanese students’ perceptions of English. This study reveals that SA may need some interventions in order to fulfill the expected role.
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ISSN:2191-9216
2191-933X
DOI:10.1515/jelf-2022-2070