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Academic Mobility: The Impact of Short-Term Language Courses Abroad on the Development of Language Competences

Year: 2015

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The paper presents the study which examines the modern trends in academic mobility in Russia, as well as in other countries, namely the growing popularity of short-term language courses abroad. It addresses short-term language courses abroad in the framework of the academic mobility program, with its practical part being developed and implemented at Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University. The impact of short-term language programs on the development of language competences is evaluated from students’ perspective. According to the presented data the university level students believe that participation in academic mobility program, realized via short-term courses, changes their attitude towards the target foreign language and culture from neutral to more positive, and has a positive impact on the development of their language competences.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.11.691

Authors: Svetlana Khoroshilova, Ekaterina Kostina, Liliya Bezdenezhnykh, Timur Vezirov, Vladimir Shibaev

Institutions: Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Daghestan State Pedagogical University, Stavropol State Agrarian University

Language: English

Topic: International Student and Expatriate Challenges

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2416767960

FWCI: 3.356

Cites: 9

Cited by: 29

Related to: 10