Maximizing Study Abroad Through Language and Culture Strategies
Andrew D. Cohen, Rachel Shively and Holly Emert
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA),
University of Minnesota
12:00-1:00 pm, Wednesday, November 17
1418 Van Hise Hall
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Abstract
This talk will consider the significance of study abroad in terms of the
sheer numbers of US college students involved, and the opportunities for
language and culture learning. Unfortunately, there is somewhat of a gap
between the potential and the reality with regard to language and culture
learning. Attention to this gap will provide a segue to describing an
intervention in study abroad involving guidebooks for students,
instructors, and program professionals, which were designed to encourage
students to use language and culture strategies as a means to maximize
study abroad experience. The presenters will report on research efforts to
evaluate the effectiveness of these guidebooks, and findings from the their
research will be presented. The presenters will also highlight some
pedagogical implications of the research effort for both foreign language
instruction and study abroad programs.
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