---
_id: '44058'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "<jats:p>A relatively small body of research has been conducted on the near-
    and long-term effects of study abroad (SA) to date. This existing research suggests
    that SA effects on language skills tend to be volatile, while the impact on various
    aspects of learners’ personal, academic, and professional development may be longer-lasting.
    Yet, learner perspectives on the dynamics and durability of such effects, in particular
    in the context of short-term SA programs, remain largely unexplored. This study
    hence investigates the near-term impact of short-term SA programs as experienced
    by students within the first months and years following their sojourns. A qualitative
    case-study design is employed to examine the accounts of four American students
    of German, who studied abroad in Austria for four weeks and were interviewed repeatedly
    over a period of up to 40 months after their sojourns. The results suggest that,
    from the students’ perspective, many effects deteriorate in the near term, although
    the overall sojourn experience still appears influential.\r\nAbstract in German\r\nNur
    wenige Forschungsvorhaben haben sich bislang den mittel- bis langfristigen Auswirkungen
    studentischer Auslandsaufenthalte gewidmet; die bisherige Datenlage deutet jedoch
    darauf hin, dass die Auswirkungen auf sprachliche Kompetenzen eher unbeständig
    sind, wohingegen die persönliche, studiums- und berufsbezogene Entwicklung der
    Lernenden länger von einem Auslandsaufenthalt beeinflusst wird. Die Dynamik und
    Beständigkeit derartiger Auswirkungen wurden jedoch kaum mit Blick auf kurze Auslandsaufenthalte
    (≤ acht Wochen) sowie aus der Perspektive der Studierenden erforscht, was die
    vorliegende Studie insbesondere hinsichtlich mittelfristiger Effekte fokussiert.
    Mittels eines qualitativen Fallstudiendesigns werden die Interviewdaten vier amerikanischer
    Deutschlernender untersucht, die sich vier Wochen in Österreich aufhielten und
    in einem Zeitraum von bis zu 40 Monaten nach ihrem Aufenthalt wiederholt befragt
    wurden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass viele Auswirkungen eines solchen Aufenthalts
    aus studentischer Perspektive mittelfristig verblassen, auch wenn der Auslandsaufenthalt
    im Gesamten weiterhin als einflussreiche Erfahrung wahrgenommen wird.</jats:p>"
author:
- first_name: Mareike
  full_name: Müller, Mareike
  id: '71540'
  last_name: Müller
  orcid: 0000-0002-4940-0297
citation:
  ama: 'Müller M. Near-term effects of short-term study abroad: A longitudinal examination
    of learner perceptions. <i>Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad</i>.
    2023;35(1):275-304. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684">10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684</a>'
  apa: 'Müller, M. (2023). Near-term effects of short-term study abroad: A longitudinal
    examination of learner perceptions. <i>Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal
    of Study Abroad</i>, <i>35</i>(1), 275–304. <a href="https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684">https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Müller_2023, title={Near-term effects of short-term study abroad:
    A longitudinal examination of learner perceptions}, volume={35}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684">10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684</a>},
    number={1}, journal={Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad},
    publisher={The Forum on Education Abroad}, author={Müller, Mareike}, year={2023},
    pages={275–304} }'
  chicago: 'Müller, Mareike. “Near-Term Effects of Short-Term Study Abroad: A Longitudinal
    Examination of Learner Perceptions.” <i>Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal
    of Study Abroad</i> 35, no. 1 (2023): 275–304. <a href="https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684">https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684</a>.'
  ieee: 'M. Müller, “Near-term effects of short-term study abroad: A longitudinal
    examination of learner perceptions,” <i>Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal
    of Study Abroad</i>, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 275–304, 2023, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684">10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684</a>.'
  mla: 'Müller, Mareike. “Near-Term Effects of Short-Term Study Abroad: A Longitudinal
    Examination of Learner Perceptions.” <i>Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal
    of Study Abroad</i>, vol. 35, no. 1, The Forum on Education Abroad, 2023, pp.
    275–304, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684">10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684</a>.'
  short: 'M. Müller, Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 35 (2023)
    275–304.'
date_created: 2023-04-19T07:21:28Z
date_updated: 2024-10-28T13:43:03Z
department:
- _id: '468'
doi: 10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.684
intvolume: '        35'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://frontiersjournal.org/index.php/Frontiers/article/view/684
oa: '1'
page: 275-304
publication: 'Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad'
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2380-8144
  - 1085-4568
publication_status: published
publisher: The Forum on Education Abroad
status: public
title: 'Near-term effects of short-term study abroad: A longitudinal examination of
  learner perceptions'
type: journal_article
user_id: '71540'
volume: 35
year: '2023'
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