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A New Tour of Babel: Recent Trends Linking Comparative Literature Departments, Foreign Language Departments, and Area Studies Programs.

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Holquist, Michael – ADFL Bulletin, 1995

Discusses the evolution of comparative literature as a discipline in the 20th century and how comparative analysis has affected other academic disciplines, focusing on the impact of comparative literature and analysis on Russian and East European studies. (Contains 11 references.) (MDM)

Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attitudes, Educational Trends

The Semester Overseas: What Difference Does It Make?

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DeKeyser, Robert – ADFL Bulletin, 1991

A comparative study examined the influence of overseas experience on how learners put their second-language knowledge to use during communication, and how they compensate for gaps in their knowledge. Results do not suggest a strong dichotomy between language learning in the classroom and abroad or between grammar and oral proficiency. (20…

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences