The Social Lives of Study Abroad

Understanding Second Language Learners' Experiences through Social Network Analysis and Conversation Analysis
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-72856-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 368 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics

This volume presents an innovative approach to understanding the language socialization process of second language learners in study abroad programs, focusing on the case of study abroad programs in Japan. Study abroad experiences are so diverse that both macro and micro viewpoints are needed to capture such complexity. This book looks for a way forward by adopting a novel approach which integrates social network analysis and conversation nalysis and allows for a fuller, more nuanced understanding of varying experiences of study abroad participants. Chapters draw on data from a wide range of sources, including participant observation, semi-structured interviews, social network surveys, and audio and visual recordings, to demonstrate the ways in which broader social forces, environmental factors, and individuals’ dispositions interact in myriad social contexts within the study abroad experience. Taken together, the volume offers readers a comprehensive portrait of social processes in study abroad programs and their implications for language development, making this key reading for students and scholars in second language acquisition, pragmatics, and applied linguistics.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hasegawa, Atsushi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: The Social Lives of Study Abroad: Preliminaries

- Introduction to the Book

- Language Development in Study Abroad

- Researching Social Networks and Interaction

Part II: Formation and Transformation of Social Networks

- Closed Network

- Open Network

- Collapsed Network

Part III: Process of Interpersonal Relationships

- Being ‘Extroverts’

- Being ‘Loners’

Part IV: Participation in Social Interaction

- Rose’s Interactional Patterns

- Joe’s Interactional Patterns

Part V: Understanding Second Language Learners’ Experiences

- Putting Pieces Together

- Implications for All Involved

Über Autor(innen)

Atsushi Hasegawa is Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Kentucky. He specializes in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and language pedagogy. His research interests encompass micro-analysis of L2 interaction both in instructional and non-instructional settings, as well as social network analysis of various multilingual contexts.