Autor segons l'article: Gallego-Balsa, Lidia;
Departament: Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Autor/s de la URV: Gallego Balsà, Lídia
Paraules clau: Study abroad Stance Interculturality Foreign language learning
Resum: Study abroad has traditionally been perceived as an opportunity for students to learn a foreign language by immersing themselves in the foreign language culture. However, students do so in very different ways. This paper examines how language instructors and international students at a university in Catalonia (Spain) project contrasting views of the 'truly' intercultural experience abroad and the importance that each group ascribes to learning the local language(s), Catalan and Spanish. The analysis leads to two main findings. The language instructors legitimise the experience of full immersion in the local culture as they believe that this contributes to the achievement of high levels of competence in local language(s). Nevertheless, their position stands in marked contrast to the experience of the international students, who tend to interact primarily with other international students as a result of the lack of opportunities that the local students offer them to enter local networks.
Àrees temàtiques: Linguistics and language Linguistics Lingüística general y aplicada Lingüística Language and linguistics Language & linguistics Filologías Filologia, lingüística i sociolingüística Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas
Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 02149141
Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: lidia.gallego@urv.cat
Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0002-9433-2676
Data d'alta del registre: 2024-09-07
Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referència a l'article segons font original: Sintagma. 30 7-21
Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Gallego-Balsa, Lidia; (2018). 'That's how you make the most out of a stay': Positionings within, and perspectives on, the truly intercultural experience during study abroad. Sintagma, 30(), 7-21. DOI: 10.21001/sintagma.2018.30.01
Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Any de publicació de la revista: 2018
Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
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