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Direct linkFreiermuth, Mark R.; Huang, Hsin-chou – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
In the context of learning a second language, the passing on of cultural information as a means to further the development of intercultural competences is primarily viewed as being unidirectional--the "native-speaking culture" passing on information to the language learning student. However, in EFL (English as a foreign language)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Videoconferencing, College Students
Kato, Fumie; Spring, Ryan; Mori, Chikako – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
Providing learners of a foreign language with meaningful opportunities for interactions, specifically with native speakers, is especially challenging for instructors. One way to overcome this obstacle is through video-synchronous computer-mediated communication tools such as Skype software. This study reports quantitative and qualitative data from…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Synchronous Communication, Second Language Learning, Videoconferencing
Mady, Callie – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This article presents the long-term impacts of brief bilingual (English/French) exchanges as identified by past exchange participants through questionnaire and interview responses. The findings indicate that former exchange participants (a) have confidence in their language abilities, (b) continue to use their second language, (c) choose leisure…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Employment Opportunities, Educational Opportunities, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedMillman, Mary M.; Cadenhead, Kenneth – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Presents the benefits and problems of an unusual exchange program involving graduate teaching assistants from Auburn University (Alabama) and prospective teachers from the Ecole Normale (Caen, France). Through journal entries, the students related their problems with living arrangements, differences in teaching methods, and their increased…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWarden, Michael; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1995
Examines diaries kept by 18 anglophone high-school students of French while they spent 3 months in Quebec as part of an exchange program. Research focused on insights into language-learning process provided by student diarists; affective factors in language learning; extralinguistic benefits of exchange; and ways in which the diaries supplement…
Descriptors: Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries, French, High School Students
Schmidt-Rinehart, Barbara C.; Knight, Susan M. – Foreign Language Annals, 2004
Although the "homestay" has long been considered a key factor in the study abroad experience, it is one of the least examined components of foreign study. In an effort to explore this issue from various perspectives, this study targeted several programs in Spain and Mexico with interviews of host families, students, and housing directors. Each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Student Placement, Student Exchange Programs
Sung, Hyekyung; Padilla, Amado M.; Silva, Duarte M. – Foreign Language Annals, 2006
This study examines various features of foreign language program offerings at 220 public high schools in California. Foreign language program features were examined in relation to the school's Academic Performance Index (API), the school's socioeconomic status (percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and percentage of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Second Language Programs, Public Schools
