The Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Study Abroad Context

The above recently launched publication is co-written by Isabelle Lemée (St Patrick’s College), Vera Regan (University College Dublin), and Martin Howard (University College, Cork).  The book explores the relationship between 'study abroad' and the acquisition of sociolinguistic variation patterns by the advanced second language learner.

Isabelle Lemée is Assistant Lecturer in the Department of French at St Patrick’s College in Ireland.  Her research focuses on Second Language Acquisition, as well as on Canadian Studies.

Vera Regan is Professor of Sociolinguistics at University College Dublin.  Her research focuses on variationist sociolinguistic approaches to Second Language Acquisition.  Her current research is on migration and the Polish diaspora in France and Ireland.

Martin Howard is Lecturer in French at University College, Cork, Ireland.  His research focuses on Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, and Canadian Studies.  He has published on (socio)linguistic variation in relation to both native speaker and learner French, as well as on the acquisition of temporality.

The Acquisition of Socioloinguistic Competence in a Study Abroad Context is now available on Multilingualmatters.com

Last Updated: Thursday May 14 2009