Identifier: TDX:2446
Authors: Puig Ferré, Marco
Abstract:
The context related to globalization is reshaping the scenario of interactions, both for individuals and for institutions. The Spanish universities offer and develop teaching Spanish programs to attract many foreign students; however, intercultural relations, the rules of this interaction and its impact on language learning are articulated, aren´t sufficiently known.
It is often assumed that the combination of immersion in the target language with formal classroom learning, create the best environment for learning a foreign language. However, the lack of empirical studies that analyze and describe the impact of context immersion language development, structural, cultural, etc., Chinese students skills has led us to design a study and use a methodology that would allow us investigate this phenomenon first on the field and then through the statistical analysis.
The results, due to the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, have shown the difficulties
Chinese students have to develop certain linguistic categories, especially fluency, usually related to learning in the context of immersion. These difficulties, typical of a natural process of adaptation, may be partially mitigated with the collaboration of universities, academia and the same foreign students expanding the capacity of integration of these temporary immigrants.
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