Agency and Affordances in Study Abroad

Research in study abroad (SA) has developed over the past several decades, with an increasing focus on individual learners and their experiences. Despite this trend, it remains unclear what affordances beyond classroom are available to students whether how enact agency make use of opportunities. The present adopts ecological framework examine four Japanese enacted capitalize for language learning during abroad. Agency is understood as a multidimensional construct, both internal external dimensions. Learners utilized smartphone application regularly report associated reflections. Further details about experiences were elicited by post-study questionnaires interviews. findings reveal various kinds episodes reported these exercised relation A discussion factors likely contributed learners’ enacting included. concludes implications supporting students’ out-of-class