Imagined communities and language learning during study Abroad: Arabic Learners in Egypt

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 545-564

  Trentman, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabic; Communities of practice; Imagined communities; Investment; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890803552     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: 19449720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/flan.12054     Document Type: Article

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