Long-term language use by US-based study-abroad alumni: Activity types and program effects,The Modern Language Journal

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Long-term language use by US-based study-abroad alumni: Activity types and program effects
The Modern Language Journal ( IF 4.7 ) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 , DOI: 10.1111/modl.12909
Jingyuan Zhuang ₁ , Celeste Kinginger ₁

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This article presents selected results from a large-scale, mixed-methods, federally funded investigation of US-based language study-abroad alumni of all ages, which included a nationwide survey (N = 4,899) followed by professional life history interviews with 54 participants. Here, we focus on three questions heretofore unaddressed: (a) How do these alumni continue to use their additional languages? (b) How is long-term language use associated with various study-abroad program features? and (c) How is the role of program features reflected in life history narratives? We found that 79% of participants use their languages in at least one of the activities listed on the survey, though this use is generally confined to informal, interactive tasks. Our examination of program features using multiple regression revealed that while all features were statistically significant predictors for long-term language use, those involving engagement with local communities (e.g., close personal relationships) showed more relative importance. Contextualized with a sample of our qualitative data, findings from this study offer a macrolevel confirmation that local engagement during study abroad retains its significance for language use over the long term and provide implications for designing study-abroad programs that involve language learning.

中文翻译：

美国留学校友的长期语言使用：活动类型与项目效果

本文介绍了一项由联邦资助的大规模、混合方法、针对各个年龄段的美国语言留学校友调查的精选结果，其中包括一项全国性调查 ( N = 4,899)，随后对 54 名参与者进行了职业生活史访谈。在这里，我们关注三个迄今尚未解决的问题：（a）这些校友如何继续使用他们的其他语言？(b) 长期语言使用与各种留学项目特征有何关联？(c) 节目特色的作用如何反映在生活史叙述中？我们发现 79% 的参与者至少在调查中列出的一项活动中使用自己的语言，尽管这种使用通常仅限于非正式的互动任务。我们使用多元回归对程序功能进行的检查表明，虽然所有功能都是长期语言使用的统计显着预测因素，但涉及与当地社区互动（例如，密切的个人关系）的功能显示出更相对的重要性。结合我们的定性数据样本，本研究的结果从宏观层面证实了出国留学期间的本地参与对语言使用的长期重要性，并为设计涉及语言学习的出国留学项目提供了启示。

更新日期：2024-02-07

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