Study Abroad and Second Language Use Constructing the Self

Study Abroad and Second Language Use Constructing the Self

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Pellegrino Aveni Valerie A.
Cambridge University Press
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Language plays an essential role in how we portray our personalities. Through social interaction, others develop a picture of us based on our linguistic cues. However, when we interact in a foreign language and in a new country, limitations in linguistic and cultural knowledge can make self-presentation a more difficult task. This book explores the problems faced by language students embarking on 'study abroad' programmes, spending time in a foreign country and having to interact - and express their personalities - in a second language. Drawing on her extensive work with students, Valerie Pellegrino Aveni explores the factors that complicate self-presentation and the strategies students use for overcoming these, looking in particular at issues of anxiety, control, age, gender, risk-taking and self-esteem. Offering rich insights into the study abroad experience, this book will be an invaluable resource for professionals in second language acquisition, and for teachers and students preparing for study abroad.
EAN 9780521534949
ISBN 0521534941
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date March 10, 2005
Pages 202
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 152 x 11
Country United Kingdom
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Pellegrino Aveni Valerie A.