A Road and a Forest: Conceptions of In-Class and Out-of-Class Learning in the Transition to Study Abroad.

Autor/inn/en	Kashiwa, Mayumi; Benson, Phil
Titel	A Road and a Forest: Conceptions of In-Class and Out-of-Class Learning in the Transition to Study Abroad.
Quelle	In: TESOL quarterly, 52 (2018) 4, S. 725-747Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Abbildungen 1; Literaturangaben; Tabellen 1
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0039-8322; 1545-7249
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Auslandsstudium; Australien; China; Empirische Forschung; Außerschulische Tätigkeit; Auslandsstudium; Australien; China
Abstract	Adopting an ecological perspective on context in second language learning, this study investigated the ways in which a group of Chinese students reconceptualized and reconstructed their learning environments in the first 3 months of study abroad in Australia. Focusing on the students' conceptions of the relationship between in-class and out-of-class learning, the study identified a shift from a view that the two contexts were separated in study at home to a more integrated view in study abroad. However, this was a variable process, with some students adapting more quickly than others and some barely changing their conceptions at all. The study also found a relationship between students' awareness of the affordances of the study abroad setting and their agency in creating opportunities for out-of-class learning. It is suggested that teachers can help enhance study abroad participants' awareness and agency by allocating class time to discussion of their out-of-class learning experiences and by connecting classroom instruction to the world beyond the classroom. (Verlag).
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Update	2022/2