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Bleichenbacher, Lukas
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- PublicationOral Proficiency Gains of Study Abroad Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic(Pädagogische Hochschule St.Gallen, 2022)
;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; ; ;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; - PublicationReturning to a new normal: Social and mental adaptation of study abroad returnees during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic(John Benjamins, 2023)
;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; ; ;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; - PublicationStudying Abroad During the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Two Case Studies(Dickinson College, 2022)
;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; This contribution discusses two case studies that illustrate the experiences of mobility students who were studying abroad during the first outbreak of COVID - 19. The case studies have emerged from a larger longitudinal, mixed - method study, which included a n interview study with six international students planned for spring 2020. Due to the COVID - 19 pandemic, all participants had to terminate their stay early. Hence, the original interview study was adapted to focus on the impact of COVID - 19 on students' soc ial contacts, linguistic practices , and emotional well - being in these exceptional circumstances. In the present contribution, we understand study abroad as a rite of passage, an important time in the life of young adults, and we draw on insights from previ ous research on educational travels with transformative potential to make sense of the students' differing reactions to their early return - PublicationStudy Abroad for Multilingualism (SAM).(Pädagogische Hochschule St.Gallen, 2021)
;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; - PublicationVariability of Study Abroad Students' Social Integration in the Host Country: Insights from a Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Research Project(Pädagogische Hochschule St.Gallen, 2022)
;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; 2 - PublicationOral proficiency gains of study abroad students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A matched samples analysis(John Benjamins, 2024)
;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; ; ;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; This article presents a comparative study of the oral English proficiency gains of two groups of students, namely mobility students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (n?=?26), who were matched for background variables such as pre-departure oral proficiency, duration of stay, accommodation, and destination. Oral proficiency was measured before and after the stay using the Oral Proficiency Interview by Computer (OPIc). Results indicate that students staying abroad before the outbreak of the pandemic made significant progress while students staying abroad during the pandemic did not. Student comments suggest that this may be related to the measures taken to contain the pandemic, limiting opportunities for social networking and interaction. However, this impression could not be supported by statistical analyses of the self-reported number of social contacts or amount of English language use. The results point to the need for consideration of qualitative aspects of social interactions and language use and a more frequent and situated assessment of these.7 21 - PublicationTo be or not to be multilingual? Monolingual versus multilingual norms and language practices among study abroad students.(Pädagogische Hochschule St.Gallen, 2021)
;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; 27 - PublicationStudy Abroad for Multilingualism (SAM)(Pädagogische Hochschule St.Gallen, 2021)
;Heinzmann, Sybille; ; 3 8 - PublicationThe development of plurilingual competences during study abroad(Pädagogische Hochschule St.Gallen, 2019)
;Heinzmann, Sybille; 4