Arabic and English during Study Abroad in Cairo, Egypt: Issues of Access and Use

Autor/in	Trentman, Emma
Titel	Arabic and English during Study Abroad in Cairo, Egypt: Issues of Access and Use
Quelle	In: Modern Language Journal, 97 (2013) 2, S.457-473 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0026-7902
DOI	10.1111/j.1540-4781.2013.12013.x
Schlagwörter	Study Abroad; Semitic Languages; Foreign Countries; English; Language Usage; Second Language Learning; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Profiles; Educational Experience; Native Speakers; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Students; Language Proficiency; Intercultural Communication; Questionnaires; Arabs; College Students; Qualitative Research; Egypt (Cairo) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Ausland; English language; Englisch; Sprachgebrauch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Bildungserfahrung; Muttersprachler; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Fragebogen; Arab; Araber; Collegestudent; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	This article provides a snapshot of the experiences of 18 students studying abroad in Cairo, Egypt. Using a modified version of the language contact profile (Freed, Segalowitz, & Dewey, 2004), I investigate their language use and find that students use English more than they use Arabic and that there is considerable individual variation in Arabic use. Using interviews, I explore factors promoting study abroad participants' use of English and limiting their use of Arabic. The data indicate that students have difficulty gaining access to native speakers of Arabic compared to their use of English with other international students. Furthermore, gaining access to native speakers of Arabic does not guarantee the use of Arabic; their Arabic proficiency, interactional goals, and identification as foreigners can promote the use of English above Arabic. Finally, I examine the ways in which students are nevertheless able to overcome these limitations to gain access to native speakers and use Arabic. (Contains 3 notes and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10