Language Socialization in Study Abroad

Abstract

This chapter first explores how a rationale for language socialization studies emerges from the broader effort to understand language learning in study abroad contexts. It then reviews a number of longitudinal investigations as well as ethnographic and micro-ethnographic projects relevant to the topic of language socialization. These include studies of interaction in homestays, residence halls, and service encounters, which vary in topical focus from the learning of honorific systems in Asian languages to the socialization of taste, gendered identities, and politeness. Finally, the chapter considers problems and gaps in the literature as well as proposals for future research.