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University Residence Abroad for Foreign Language Students: Analysing the Linguistic Benefits
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Klapper, John; Rees, Jonathan – Language Learning Journal, 2012
This paper reviews research to date into the foreign language (FL) gains made by the large number of FL students from the UK who undertake a period of residence abroad (RA) as a component of their degree. It examines in detail the efficacy of the most common form of RA undertaken by UK students, namely the study year at a foreign university (URA).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evidence, Emotional Intelligence, Study Abroad