TY - JOUR AU - Jackson, Jane PY - 2011/08/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Host Language Proficiency, Intercultural Sensitivity, and Study Abroad JF - Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad JA - Frontiers VL - 21 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.36366/frontiers.v21i1.308 UR - https://frontiersjournal.org/index.php/Frontiers/article/view/308 SP - 167-188 AB - <p>This paper focuses on a case study of advanced foreign language students&nbsp;who took part in a short-term study abroad program. By examining their&nbsp;journeys, from their home environment to the host culture and back again,&nbsp;we gain a deeper understanding of the development of their intercultural&nbsp;communicative competence. In the process, the linkage between linguistic and&nbsp;intercultural development is problematized. While the participants were Hong&nbsp;Kong university students who sojourned in England, elements of their stories&nbsp;should reach across ethnic, linguistic, and geographic lines and resonate with&nbsp;foreign language learners in other parts of the world.</p> ER -