Study Abroad and Second Language Use: Constructing The Self - Couverture souple

Pellegrino Aveni, Valerie A.

 
9780521534949: Study Abroad and Second Language Use: Constructing The Self

Synopsis

Language plays an essential role in how we portray our personalities. Through social interaction, others develop a picture of us based on our linguistic cues. However, when we interact in a foreign language and in a new country, limitations in linguistic and cultural knowledge can make self-presentation a more difficult task. This book explores the problems faced by language students embarking on 'study abroad' programmes, 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.

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À propos de l?auteur

Valerie A. Pellegrino Aveni is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures, Ohio State University.

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9780521827669: Study Abroad and Second Language Use: Constructing the Self

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521827663 ISBN 13 :  9780521827669
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2005
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