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The aim of this research is to compare differences in language learning and affective factor outcomes, and to contrast the experiences of students in two types of study abroad destinations—one where English is used as the lingua franca, a common language used mostly by non-native speakers of English, and the other where English is used mostly by native speakers of English. To achieve this aim, this research compares two previously published mixed methods evaluation studies, one of 21 Japanese university students who studied in the Philippines and another of 29 Japanese university students who studied in Canada. Outcome measures and qualitative experiences data addressed language proficiency gains and changes in attitudes and affect such as motivation, willingness to communicate, and language anxiety. An integrated mixed methods analysis highlights similarities and differences of the mixed data findings between the two study abroad destinations.
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This paper is the final stage of a research project to clarify the differences of short-term SA programs in traditional and non-English speaking SA environments. This research was funded by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Research (C), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan. Grant number: 16K02984. The authors would like to thank Dr. Paul Joyce at Kindai University, Japan, for providing support for statistical analysis throughout all stages of this program of research.
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Tajima, C., Fetters, M.D. (2021). Study Abroad in the Philippines and Canada by Japanese Undergraduate Students: A Comparative Mixed Methods Study. In: Goonetilleke, R.S., Xiong, S., Kalkis, H., Roja, Z., Karwowski, W., Murata, A. (eds) Advances in Physical, Social & Occupational Ergonomics. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 273. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80713-9_59
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