The many faces of study abroad: An update on the research on l2 gains emerged during a study abroad experience

International Journal of Multilingualism

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-215

  Llanes, Àngels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; L2 proficiency level; Learning context; Length of stay (LoS); Second language acquisition (SLA); Study abroad (SA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960914438     PISSN: 14790718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2010.550297     Document Type: Review

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