The Ecology of Study Abroad for Language Learning: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Insights

This report presents a review of study abroad research conducted from an ecological perspective (Kramsch, 2003; Leather & van Dam, 2003; van Lier, 2004) and identifies areas of inquiry that are lacking compared to second language acquisition and other fields (i.e., linguistics, psychology). It i...

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Main Authors: Bird, Matthew T, Rich, Peter J, Yanchar, Stephen C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2021-05-01
Series:L2 Journal
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Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1n85d2qb
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Summary:This report presents a review of study abroad research conducted from an ecological perspective (Kramsch, 2003; Leather & van Dam, 2003; van Lier, 2004) and identifies areas of inquiry that are lacking compared to second language acquisition and other fields (i.e., linguistics, psychology). It identifies value-based views as a high-priority area of interest and draws on frameworks in other fields to outline how language learning research could effectively describe the moral ecology of study abroad for language learning.
ISSN:1945-0222