ERIC Number: EJ1435501
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-2083-5205
EISSN: EISSN-2084-1965
The Learning Potential of English as a Lingua Franca Contexts in the Eyes of Study Abroad Students
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, v14 n2 p339-363 2024
This paper presents insights from two interview studies with the aim of shedding light on the learning potential of studying abroad in an area where English is used as a lingua franca. The majority of previous research on study abroad focuses on students' experiences of studying abroad in target-language regions, for example learners of English studying abroad in English-speaking countries. To date, the learning potential of spending time in English as a lingua franca (ELF) contexts remains an under-researched area. The present paper draws on two separate interview studies that have been conducted with five Turkish and five Swiss study abroad students that stayed in different European ELF contexts as part of their studies at higher education institutions. The data suggests that even though the participants still partially adhere to native speaker norms, they also discuss a number of characteristics of English as a lingua franca study abroad (ELFSA) contexts that they deem conducive to learning English and enhancing their plurilingual competences.
Descriptors: Study Abroad, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism, Language Proficiency, Native Speakers, Learning Processes, Official Languages, Student Experience, College Students, Language of Instruction, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Turkish, Native Language, German
Adam Mickiewicz University Department of English Studies. Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Ul. Nowy Swiat 28-30, 62-800 Kailsz, Poland. e-mail: ssllt@amu.edu.pll; Web site: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey; Switzerland; United Kingdom (England)
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