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Köylü, Zeynep; Tracy-Ventura, Nicole – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
In comparative studies focusing on context of learning, the main contexts under investigation have been study abroad (SA), at-home formal instruction (AH), and domestic immersion (IM). With the global status of English and its burgeoning popularity as a medium of instruction in countries where English only holds the status of a lingua franca, a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Study Abroad, Official Languages
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Dewey, Dan P. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2004
To investigate the role of context in reading development, a comparison of reading comprehension and processes was conducted between learners of Japanese as a second language in study abroad (SA; n = 15) and intensive domestic (in the United States) immersion (IM; n = 15) contexts. A significant difference was found between contexts in pretest to…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Japanese, Language Research