Study abroad and second language use : constructing the self / Valerie A. Pellegrino Aveni.
"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 e...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Summary: | "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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| Physical Description: | xi, 188 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521827663 9780521827669 0521534941 9780521534949 |