文档介绍：Study Abroad and Second Language Use
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, limita-
tions 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” programs, spending time in a foreign coun-
try, 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 plicate self-presentation and the strategies
students use for ing these, looking in particular at issues of anxi-
ety, 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.
valerie a. pellegrino aveni is the former Director of the Russian
Language Program and Graduate Teaching Associate Coordinator in the
Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures, Ohio
State University, where she is currently Visiting Assistant Professor. She is a
specialist in second language acquisition and foreign language pedagogy and
has spent twelve years studying, working, and leading study-abroad programs
for high school and college students. In addition to Study Abroad and Second
Language Use, she is currently developing a series of multilingual storybooks
for children aged one to five.
Study Abroad and Second
Language Use
Constructing the Self
Valerie A. Pellegrino Aveni
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