Coleman, James A. and Chafer, Tony
(2011).
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Abstract
Research into academic mobility or study abroad has identified six categories of learning outcome: academic, cultural, intercultural, linguistic, personal and professional. A few studies have also shown that study abroad has lasting effects on the individual. The present questionnaire study involved 32 students who had undertaken a work placement in Francophone Africa as part of a UK degree in French since the mid-1980s. The closed and open questions explored gender, ethnicity, religion, accommodation, language use and gain, links with home, social networks, learning outcomes and subsequent employment. Some findings echo earlier studies, others are context-specific, but the enduring impact of study abroad on attitudes and employment is amply confirmed.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2011 The Author |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-2978-1, 978-1-4438-2978-6 |
| Extra Information: | Published with the permission of Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Languages and Applied Linguistics Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
| Item ID: | 29624 |
| Depositing User: | James A. Coleman |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2011 12:43 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2016 18:39 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/29624 |
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