Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Transcription Conventions -- Chapter 1 Evolving Threads in Study Abroad Research -- Part 1: The Acquisition of Pragmatic Competence During Study Abroad -- Chapter 2 Learning to Take Leave in Social Conversations: A Diary Study -- Chapter 3 Learning to Say 'You' in German: The Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Study Abroad Context -- Part 2: Interaction and Socialization at the Host Dinner Table -- Chapter 4 The Socialization of Taste during Study Abroad in Indonesia -- Chapter 5 Joint Construction of Folk Beliefs by JFL Learners and Japanese Host Families -- Chapter 6 Norms of Interaction in a Japanese Homestay Setting: Toward a Two-Way Flow of Linguistic and Cultural Resources -- Part 3: From Home to School in the Study Abroad Environment -- Chapter 7 Negotiation in a Japanese Study Abroad Setting -- Chapter 8 Variability in the Study Abroad Classroom and Learner Competence -- Part 4: The Influence of Individual and Program Variables on SLA Abroad -- Chapter 9 Study Abroad Social Networks, Motivation and Attitudes: Implications for Second Language Acquisition -- Chapter 10 Language Learning Strategies in the Study Abroad Context -- References -- Index.