Study Abroad and Second Language Use: Constructing the Self

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Valerie A. Pellegrino AveniCambridge University Press, 3/10/2005EAN 9780521827669, ISBN10: 0521827663Hardcover, 202 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cmLanguage: EnglishLanguage plays an es sential role in how we portray our personalities. Through social interaction, others develop a picture of us based on our linguistic cues. However, when we interact in a foreign language and in a new country, limitations in linguistic and cultural knowledge can make self-presentation a more difficult task. This book explores the problems faced by language students embarking on 'study abroad' programmes, spending time in a foreign country and having to interact - and express their personalities - in a second language. Drawing on her extensive work with students, Valerie Pellegrino Aveni explores the factors that complicate self-presentation and the strategies students use for overcoming these, looking in particular at issues of anxiety, control, age, gender, risk-taking and self-esteem. Offering rich insights into the study abroad experience, this book will be an invaluable resource for professionals in second language acquisition, and for teachers and students preparing for study abroad.1. Language use in a social context2. Communicative goals3. The social dancesecond language and the construction of self4. Learners and their environmentfactors affecting self-constructionComing into our ownthe convergence of real self and ideal self5. ConclusionThe self in second languageimplications and next steps. Show more