'I felt that I do live in the UK now':international students' self-reports of their English language speaking experiences on a pre-sessional programme
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01/05/2011
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This article focuses on the English language experiences of a group of pre-sessional students, an under-represented group in the literature on language and education. In particular, it investigates the opportunities that such students have to use English outside the classroom, shown to be a key factor in student satisfaction with their study abroad experience. Drawing on data from questionnaires, interviews and on-line diaries, we show that students have a variety of opportunities to use English; however, these opportunities may require students to engage in complex negotiations right from the beginning of their sojourn in the UK. Micro-analysis of the data shows that agency is a key construct in understanding students' representations of their English encounters as they begin their lives in the UK. The article concludes with some suggestions as to how pre-sessional courses may develop students' linguistic and socio-cultural skills in order that they may interact successfully in English outside the classroom. © 2011 Taylor &Francis. |
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http://eprints.aston.ac.uk/16001/1/IliveintheUKnow_revised_final.pdf Copland, F. and Garton, S. (2011). 'I felt that I do live in the UK now':international students' self-reports of their English language speaking experiences on a pre-sessional programme. Language and Education, 25 (3), pp. 241-255. |
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http://eprints.aston.ac.uk/16001/ |
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Article PeerReviewed |