L2 Spanish apologies development during short-term study abroad

Neuroscience Study Abroad: Developing a Short-Term Summer Course

Collaborative and international scientific efforts continue to be of increasing importance in the development of successful educational and research programs. The goal of our study abroad program, Neuroscience Seminar in Germany, is to bring this fact to light for undergraduates and make them aware of the global opportunities that exist in the neurosciences and related biological sciences. Here...

Spanish scientists working abroad.

IN XAVIER BOSCH’S INTERVIEW “SPAIN’S science minister sees future in telecom” (News Focus, 31 Jan., p. 653), Josep Piqué, Spanish Minister of Science and Technology, asserts that “[n]ow there are many more scientists from abroad working in Spain than there are Spanish scientists abroad.” This statement raises doubts among Spanish scientists both inside and outside of Spain, and thus we tried to...

Constraining Morphological Variation and Development: Agreement in L2 Spanish

Structure building in language acquisition involves the adding of successive nodes in a hierarchical structure; its application is seen in the realm of syntax for both L1 (e.g. Clahsen, Penke & Parodi, 1993; Vainikka, 1993) and L2 acquisition (e.g. Vainikka & Young-Scholten, 1994, 1996), and to some extent within phonology as well (Brown, 1997). Although researchers in morphological theory argu...

Large-Scale Assessment of Student Attitudes after a Short-Term Study Abroad Program

More Than a Vacation: Short-Term Study Abroad as a Critically Reflective, Transformative Learning Experience

Over the past decade there have been increasing calls to develop the capacity of United States students to think and act globally (Stearns, 2009). One method of encouraging the civic of global citizenship is through study abroad (Tarrant, 2010). However, the educational value and legitimacy of study abroad, in particular short-term programs, has been questioned (Tarrant & Lyons, 2012). This rev...