Study abroad (SA) has long been regarded as a key component of internationalization efforts in higher education and much scholarship has investigated the practices and outcomes of SA from varied perspectives. More recently, scholars have paid growing attention to ways to increase the participation of historically marginalized students in SA, to design SA programs to meet those students’ needs, and to document their experiences abroad. Despite recent scholarship in these areas, relatively little research has employed an equity lens to address research on language-focused SA. This article puts forward language-focused SA as a possible venue to pursue equity and to provide quality education for all students, especially for historically underserved students. More specifically, we address three overarching questions: (1) What theoretical frameworks could be implemented to research SA through an equity lens?; (2) What methodological approaches could inform SA research with an equity lens?; and (3) What topics could be examined to research SA through an equity lens? Drawing on equity as a guiding principle, we discuss relevant research tasks that demonstrate specific ways to address these overarching questions in future research on language-focused SA.

长期以来，出国留学 （SA） 一直被视为高等教育国际化努力的关键组成部分，许多学术研究从不同角度调查了 SA 的实践和结果。最近，学者们越来越关注如何增加历史上被边缘化的学生在 SA 的参与度，设计 SA 项目以满足这些学生的需求，并记录他们在国外的经历。尽管最近在这些领域取得了学术成果，但相对较少的研究采用公平视角来解决以语言为重点的 SA 的研究。本文提出以语言为中心的 SA 作为追求公平并为所有学生提供优质教育的可能场所，尤其是对于历史上服务不足的学生。更具体地说，我们解决了三个首要问题：（1） 可以实施哪些理论框架来通过公平视角研究 SA？（2） 哪些方法方法可以从公平的角度为 SA 研究提供信息？（3） 可以通过公平的视角研究哪些主题来研究 SA？以公平为指导原则，我们讨论了相关的研究任务，这些任务展示了在未来以语言为重点的 SA 研究中解决这些首要问题的具体方法。