{"product_id":"9781139809993","title":"Study Abroad and Second Language Use: Constructing the Self","description":"Language plays an essential role in how we portray our personalities. Through social interaction, others develop a picture of us based on our linguistic cues. However, when we interact in a foreign language and in a new country, limitations in linguistic and cultural knowledge can make self-presentation a more difficult task. This book explores the problems faced by language students embarking on 'study abroad' programmes, spending time in a foreign country and having to interact - and express their personalities - in a second language. Drawing on her extensive work with students, Valerie Pellegrino Aveni explores the factors that complicate self-presentation and the strategies students use for overcoming these, looking in particular at issues of anxiety, control, age, gender, risk-taking and self-esteem. Offering rich insights into the study abroad experience, this book will be an invaluable resource for professionals in second language acquisition, and for teachers and students preparing for study abroad.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121919705328,"sku":"9781139809993","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781139809993_p0.jpg?v=1763700298","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781139809993","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}