Student Perspectives on Language Learning in a Study Abroad Context

Authors

  • Valerie A. Pellegrino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v4i1.64

Keywords:

target language, language acquisition, study abroad

Abstract

This chapter offers an overview of research that has been performed over the past 35 years concerning study abroad participants’ perceptions of language and language learning, the role of the language classroom, the influence of the social environment, and the study abroad experience as a whole. The impact of students’ perceptions on the language learning process and the value of student perspective research in the field of SLA are also considered.

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Author Biography

Valerie A. Pellegrino

Valerie Pellegrino is an Assistant Professor of Russian Language and Linguistics in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures at the Ohio State University. She is a specialist in Russian Language pedagogy and second language acquisition, and serves as Director of the Russian Language Program and the Slavic Graduate Teaching Associate Coordinator. 

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Published

1998-11-15

How to Cite

Pellegrino, V. A. . (1998). Student Perspectives on Language Learning in a Study Abroad Context. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 4(1), 91–120. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v4i1.64