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Study abroad and second language use : constructing the self / Valerie A. Pellegrino Aveni.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005Description: xi, 188 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521827663
  • 9780521827669
  • 0521534941
  • 9780521534949
Other title:
  • Study abroad and 2nd language use
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Study abroad and second language use.DDC classification:
  • 418.0071 22
LOC classification:
  • P53 .P39 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
Language use in a social context -- Communicative goals -- The social dance: second language and the construction of self -- Learners and their environment: factors affecting self-construction -- Coming into our own: the convergence of real self and ideal self -- Conclusion: The self in second language: implications and next steps -- --
1. Language use in a social context -- 2. The social dance : second language use and the construction of self -- 3. Learners and their environment : factors affecting self-construction -- 4. Coming into our own : the convergence of real self and ideal self -- Conclusion : the self in the second language : implications and next steps -- App. 1. Study context and research methodology -- App. 2. ACTR study-abroad program participants : 1995-1996 demographic profile.
Review: "This book explores the problems faced by language students embarking on "study-abroad" programs, spending time in a foreign country and having to interact - and express their personalities - in a second language. Drawing on her extensive work with students, Valerie Pellegrino Aveni explores the factors that complicate self-presentation and the strategies students use for overcoming these, looking in particular at issues of anxiety, control, age, gender, risk-taking, and self-esteem. Offering rich insights into the study abroad experience, this book will be an invaluable resource for professionals in second language acquisition and for teachers and students preparing for study abroad."--Jacket.Review: "This book explores the problems faced by language students embarking on "study-abroad" programs, spending time in a foreign country and having to interact - and express their personalities - in a second language. Drawing on her extensive work with students, Valerie Pellegrino Aveni explores the factors that complicate self-presentation and the strategies students use for overcoming these, looking in particular at issues of anxiety, control, age, gender, risk-taking, and self-esteem. Offering rich insights into the study abroad experience, this book will be an invaluable resource for professionals in second language acquisition and for teachers and students preparing for study abroad."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language use in a social context -- Communicative goals -- The social dance: second language and the construction of self -- Learners and their environment: factors affecting self-construction -- Coming into our own: the convergence of real self and ideal self -- Conclusion: The self in second language: implications and next steps -- --

1. Language use in a social context -- 2. The social dance : second language use and the construction of self -- 3. Learners and their environment : factors affecting self-construction -- 4. Coming into our own : the convergence of real self and ideal self -- Conclusion : the self in the second language : implications and next steps -- App. 1. Study context and research methodology -- App. 2. ACTR study-abroad program participants : 1995-1996 demographic profile.

"This book explores the problems faced by language students embarking on "study-abroad" programs, spending time in a foreign country and having to interact - and express their personalities - in a second language. Drawing on her extensive work with students, Valerie Pellegrino Aveni explores the factors that complicate self-presentation and the strategies students use for overcoming these, looking in particular at issues of anxiety, control, age, gender, risk-taking, and self-esteem. Offering rich insights into the study abroad experience, this book will be an invaluable resource for professionals in second language acquisition and for teachers and students preparing for study abroad."--Jacket.

"This book explores the problems faced by language students embarking on "study-abroad" programs, spending time in a foreign country and having to interact - and express their personalities - in a second language. Drawing on her extensive work with students, Valerie Pellegrino Aveni explores the factors that complicate self-presentation and the strategies students use for overcoming these, looking in particular at issues of anxiety, control, age, gender, risk-taking, and self-esteem. Offering rich insights into the study abroad experience, this book will be an invaluable resource for professionals in second language acquisition and for teachers and students preparing for study abroad."--BOOK JACKET.

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