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LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN STUDY ABROAD CONTEXTS, Margaret A. DuFon and Eton Churchill (Eds.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2007

Susan Meredith Burt
Affiliation:
Illinois State University

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LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN STUDY ABROAD CONTEXTS.Margaret A. DuFon and Eton Churchill (Eds.). Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters, 2006. Pp. xiii + 329. $43.96 paper.

The goal of this volume is to assess research since Freed (1995) on the effectiveness of study abroad programs on second language learning. An introductory chapter by the editors gives an overview of study abroad research since 1995. This is followed by 10 chapters divided among four sections that focus on pragmatic development, dinner table interaction, a section titled “From Home to School,” and individual and program variables.

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Freed, B.F. (Ed.). (1995). Second language acquisition in a study abroad context. Amsterdam: Benjamins.