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
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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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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-0d418c7332bb497e8aff47d24951cbfa2022-12-21T18:51:06ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaL2 Journal1945-02222021-05-011312039http://dx.doi.org/10.5070/L213151128The Ecology of Study Abroad for Language Learning: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary InsightsBird, Matthew T0Rich, Peter J1Yanchar, Stephen C2Brigham Young UniversityBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young UniversityThis 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.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1n85d2qblanguage ecologymoral realismstudy abroad
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L2 Journal
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moral realism
study abroad
title The Ecology of Study Abroad for Language Learning: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Insights
title_full The Ecology of Study Abroad for Language Learning: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Insights
title_fullStr The Ecology of Study Abroad for Language Learning: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Insights
title_full_unstemmed The Ecology of Study Abroad for Language Learning: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Insights
title_short The Ecology of Study Abroad for Language Learning: Synthesis and Interdisciplinary Insights
title_sort ecology of study abroad for language learning synthesis and interdisciplinary insights
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moral realism
study abroad
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