Language Learning in Study Abroad: Social, Cultural, and Identity-Related Factors. Erasmus Students in Northern, Southern, and Eastern-European English as a Lingua Franca Contexts. Mocanu, Vasilica. (2023). PUV. ISBN: 9788411181952

Abstract

Following the social turn (Block, 2007; Kinginger, 2009) and multilingual turn (Diao & Trentman, 2021) in study abroad research and second language acquisition, Vasilica Mocanu’s (2023) book Language Learning in Study Abroad: Social, Cultural, and Identity-Related Factors used mixed methods to understand the interplay between social, cultural, and identity-related factors with language learning and study abroad experiences in three different European contexts (i.e., Northern, Southern, and Eastern Europe). Although the participants are all from the Erasmus+ program, the sociolinguistic context and the sociocultural environment of the three destinations differ. The book is a timely contribution to a more in-depth understanding of students’ firsthand study abroad experiences, particularly within the context of European study abroad (SA) programs.

Editorial Note

This is the last book review to be published by Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. It had been in progress before the Editorial Board voted to discontinue consideration of book reviews for publication in the Journal, as already outlined by the Editor in her introduction to the April 2024 issue. No new book review submissions will be considered.