The Social Lives of Study Abroad

This volume presents an innovative approach to understanding the language socialization process of second language learners in study abroad programs, focusing on the case of study abroad programs in Japan.

Atsushi Hasegawa is Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Kentucky. He specializes in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and language pedagogy. His research interests encompass micro-analysis of L2 interaction both in instructional and non-instructional settings, as well as social network analysis of various multilingual contexts.

Part I: The Social Lives of Study Abroad: Preliminaries - Introduction to the Book - Language Development in Study Abroad - Researching Social Networks and Interaction Part II: Formation and Transformation of Social Networks - Closed Network - Open Network - Collapsed Network Part III: Process of Interpersonal Relationships - Being 'Extroverts' - Being 'Loners' Part IV: Participation in Social Interaction - Rose's Interactional Patterns - Joe's Interactional Patterns Part V: Understanding Second Language Learners' Experiences - Putting Pieces Together - Implications for All Involved