Frontiers The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad · 1998 · 45 citations · 52 references
Second Language LearningIllustrative ProjectForeign Language LiteracyMultilingualismLinguistic AnthropologyEducationLanguage EducationSocial PracticeLanguage LearningCultural StudiesLanguage TeachingForeign Language WritingLanguage AcquisitionLanguage StudiesLiteracy PracticeInternational ResearchSociolinguisticsLiteracy LearningForeign Language LearningInternational EducationBilingual EducationForeign Language EducationCultureSecond Language StudiesLiteracyStudy Abroad
In the present article, I aim to (1) comment on the de facto agenda for study abroad research, (2) review briefly the literature on reading and study abroad, (3) argue for a “social practices” view of foreign language literacy, and (4) present findings from an illustrative project in which a qualitative approach framed exploration of study abroad literacy as social practice.
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