Study abroad, second language acquisition and interculturality / edited by Martin Howard.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Second language acquisition and interculturality during study abroad: issues and perspectives: an introduction to the volume -- "Cantonese is my own eyes and English is just my glasses": the evolving language and intercultural attitudes of a Chinese study abroad student -- Study abroad and students' discourse on "cultural difference": a longitudinal view -- Discursive identity work and interculturality during blue-collar work practice abroad: Finnish engineering students as language learners and users -- English as a lingua franca, motivation, and identity in study abroad -- Study abroad as a context for learning English as an international language: an exploratory study -- Long-term residence abroad and SLA: the case of cultural migrants in France / Fanny Forsberg Lundell -- What first exposure studies of input can contribute to study abroad research / Rebekah Rast -- Understanding socialisation and integration through social network analysis: American and Chinese students during a stay abroad -- Individual differences in study abroad research: sources, processes and outcomes of students' development in language, culture and personhood -- Four questions for the next generation of study abroad researchers.

This book unites a range of emerging topics in the burgeoning transdisciplinary fields of second language acquisition and interculturality in a study abroad context. It explores key issues, trends and approaches within each strand and how the strands relate to one another, painting a big picture of the diversity and complexity underpinning second language acquisition in a study abroad context. The chapters highlight themes such as social networks, input and interaction issues, learner identities and study abroad in lingua franca contexts, while also presenting other themes spanning the breadth of second language acquisition and interculturality research, such as individual differences and linguistic development. This comprehensive and cohesive volume showcases the latest innovative research using quantitative, qualitative and mixed method approaches across a range of source and target language learner cohorts, and highlights emerging themes and directions for future research.