i am a applied linguist, and i research language learning during the study of rod. Study abroad is often imagined as that wonderful immersion experience. But when we continue to frame it as an experience of monolingal immersion, it often sets students up for disappointment. And so i think it's more helpful to think about how we can work on navigating multi-lingual realities.
Emma Trentman shares some Ideologies regarding language learning on episode 362 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
When you take language out of its social context and it is decontextualized, then you lose sight of how that language is connected to its social context.
-Emma Trentman
Rather than focusing on what language we are using, try focusing on how we are using language in particular social contexts.
-Emma Trentman