Study Abroad and Second Language Use: Constructing the Self

Valerie A. Pellegrino Aveni

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgments
pp ix-ix

Note on text conventions
pp x-x

Abbreviations
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-7

1 - Language use in a social context
pp 8-33

2 - The social dance: second language use and the construction of self
pp 34-53

3 - Learners and their environment: factors affecting self-construction
pp 54-112

4 - Coming into our own: the convergence of real self and ideal self
pp 113-143

Conclusion: The self in the second language: implications and next steps
pp 144-150

Appendix 1 - Study context and research methodology
pp 151-157

Appendix 2 - ACTR study-abroad program participants: 1995–1996 demographic profile
pp 158-158

Appendix 3 - Participant profiles
pp 159-176

References
pp 177-184

Index
pp 185-188

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