Academic and linguistic gains during a semester-long study abroad: A cohort case study
Academic and linguistic gains during a semester-long study abroad: A cohort case study
Author(s): Wei Cai, Meihua Liu, Xiangrong LiSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne im. gen. broni Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego
Keywords: gain; exchange program;academic; lingusitic
Summary/Abstract: The present case study investigated university students' academic and linguistic gains during a semester-long exchange program abroad.33 third-year English majors from a Chinese university answered a battery of questionnaires and 13 of them participated in semi-structured interviews both prior and after the program. Analyses of the data showed that the particpants gained greately from the exchange program both academically and linguistically.
Journal: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Issue Year: III/2013
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 505-522
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English