How long is long enough? L2 English development through study abroad programmes varying in duration

Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 46-57

  Lara, Rebecca ^a   Mora, Joan C ^b   Pérez Vidal, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CAF; language acquisition; length of stay; oral production; study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926324391     PISSN: 17501229     EISSN: 17501237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17501229.2014.995764     Document Type: Article

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