Short-Term Study Abroad: Predicting Changes in Oral Skills

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 504 - 530
• Main Author: Martinsen, Rob A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.09.2010; Wiley-Blackwell; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Subjects: Achievement Gains; Argentina; Cultural Awareness; culture and language learning; Foreign Countries; Foreign language learning; International education; International Educational Exchange; Language culture relationship; Language Skills; Learning Motivation; linguistic gains; Linguistics; motivation; Native Speakers; Oral Language; oral skills; Prediction; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; short-term study abroad; Skill Development; Spanish; Spanish language; Study Abroad; Argentina; United States > US; Mexico

: Increasing numbers of students are opting for study abroad programs of 2 months or less while research on study abroad generally focuses on semester‐ or year‐long programs. This study quantitatively examines changes in students' spoken Spanish after 6 weeks in Argentina using native speaker r...