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Redefining Interaction in Study Abroad Programs: Experience in Spain

Redefining Interaction in Study Abroad Programs: Experience in Spain

Kim Griffin
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781799877202|ISBN10: 1799877205|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799877219|EISBN13: 9781799877226
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7720-2.ch020
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Griffin, Kim. "Redefining Interaction in Study Abroad Programs: Experience in Spain." Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment, edited by Jean W. LeLoup and Pete Swanson, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 394-408. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7720-2.ch020

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Griffin, K. (2022). Redefining Interaction in Study Abroad Programs: Experience in Spain. In J. LeLoup & P. Swanson (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment (pp. 394-408). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7720-2.ch020

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Griffin, Kim. "Redefining Interaction in Study Abroad Programs: Experience in Spain." In Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment, edited by Jean W. LeLoup and Pete Swanson, 394-408. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7720-2.ch020

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Abstract

As international borders closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, study abroad programs struggled to send students back to their home countries and to maintain academic continuity by transitioning from in-person to remote instruction. Afterwards, university administrators found themselves in the unenviable position of having to make decisions based on limited information regarding the feasibility and safety of allowing students to travel abroad. Uncertain mobility and visa processes, limited flights, health risks, and lack of preparedness for managing students abroad in a pandemic contributed to cancellations. Some programs remained open by reinventing their programming and procedures. In the meantime, those responsible for study abroad, both on home campuses and on international sites, began to examine different ways to provide opportunities to interact with first language (L1) speakers without physical proximity. This chapter focuses on how interaction has been redefined and adapted to limited in-person, hybrid, and virtual study abroad.

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