The Effects of Overseas Language Programs: Report on a Case Study of an Intensive Japanese Course
The Effects of Overseas Language Programs: Report on a Case Study of an Intensive Japanese Course
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海外语言课程的效果:日语强化课程案例研究报告
DOI:
10.1075/sibil.9.11hue
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发表时间:
1995
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T. Huebner
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T. Huebner
Longstanding folk wisdom has it that the best way to learn a foreign language is to immerse oneself in the language and culture of the target language. As Freed (1993) points out, this belief is reflected in the numerous universitysponsored overseas language study programs, and is supported by some recent research on the effects of study abroad on second language proficiency. It is also compatible with such popular theoretical constructs in second language development research as the distinction between learning and acquisition (Krashen 1988) and between input and interaction (cf. Long 1981).But as Freed (1990, 1995) has also pointed out, many questions, both theoretical and practical, remain unanswered about the overseas experience. The current paper attempts to address some of those questions. It reports on a study which compared an experimental intensive course in Japanese for beginners taught in Japan with the same course taught in the US The findings have implications for study abroad, for intensive beginning level courses, and for theories of second language acquisition.