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ERIC Number: EJ1449611
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 58
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0023-8333
EISSN: EISSN-1467-9922
Peer Interaction Dynamics and Second Language Learning Trajectories during Study Abroad: A Longitudinal Investigation Using Dynamic Computational Social Network Analysis
Michal B. Paradowski; Nicole Whitby; Michal Czuba; Piotr Bródka
Language Learning, v74 suppl 2 p58-115 2024
Using computational Social Network Analysis (SNA), this longitudinal study investigates the development of the interaction network and its influence on the second language (L2) gains of a complete cohort of 41 U.S. sojourners enrolled in a 3-month intensive study-abroad Arabic program in Jordan. Unlike extant research, our study focuses on students' interactions with alma mater classmates, reconstructing their complete network, tracing the impact of individual students' positions in the social graph using centrality metrics, and incorporating a developmental perspective with three measurement points. Objective proficiency gains were influenced by predeparture proficiency (negatively), multilingualism, perceived integration of the peer learner group (negatively), and the number of fellow learners speaking to the student. Analyses reveal relatively stable same-gender cliques, but with changes in the patterns and strength of interaction. We also discuss interesting divergent trajectories of centrality metrics, L2 use, and progress; predictors of self-perceived progress across skills; and the interplay of context and gender.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2191/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jordan
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