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Cultural adaptation in different facets of life and the impact of language : a case study of personal adjustment patterns during study abroad
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Beaven, Ana Maria G. and Spencer-Oatey, Helen (2016) Cultural adaptation in different facets of life and the impact of language : a case study of personal adjustment patterns during study abroad. Language and Intercultural Communication, 16 (3). pp. 349-367. doi:10.1080/14708477.2016.1168048 ISSN 1470-8477.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2016.1168048
Abstract
This case study focuses on the processes of adaptation that an Erasmus student, Angela, experienced during her study abroad period. The longitudinal study explores how she coped over time with the various adaptation demands that she faced in the different aspects of her life: social–personal aspects (friends and social life, daily life, language for socialisation) and academic aspects (courses, administrative issues, language for academic purposes). The data gathered involved pre-departure and post return interviews, weekly ‘diary-tables’ and monthly interviews while abroad. The findings show that Angela's adaptive journey followed noticeably different trends in the personal and academic domains of her life, demonstrating clearly how adaptation can evolve at different speeds in these different domains, and can result in ups and downs throughout the sojourn. Even an aspect such as language was perceived differently in the two overarching domains. Further research is needed in order to identify whether there are more generalised patterns within these various domains, or whether the patterns are always subject to significant individual and contextual variation. Moreover, further qualitative research is needed in order to understand the reasons that lie behind the ups and downs, and the extent to which they seem to be idiosyncratic or predictable.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Foreign study, Intercultural communication | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Language and Intercultural Communication | ||||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1470-8477 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2016 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 16 | ||||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||||
Number of Pages: | 19 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 349-367 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/14708477.2016.1168048 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 20 April 2016 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 13 November 2017 |
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