Jane Jackson

• Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Cambridge Handbook of Language Learning - edited by John W. Schwieter June 2019

The present study examines the language- and culture-learning perceptions of domestic and international students from a Canadian university who participated in an intensive four-week-long Spanish language and cultural immersion program in Spain. The study draws on quantitative and qualitative data to explore the ways in which the participants’ prev...

The number of students from the East who are participating in some form of education abroad has increased sharply in recent decades, with the majority studying in the West. Drawing on a large-scale study of international exchange students from a Hong Kong university, this chapter focuses on the perceptions and experiences of a Mainland Chinese part...

This article centers on the developmental trajectory of a young woman who took part in a study that tracked the language and intercultural development of international exchange students from a Hong Kong university. ‘Serena’, a translation (Chinese–English) major, took steps toward a more intercultural mindset while studying in England. Compared wit...

In recent decades, research has revealed that reticence and anxiety can have a debilitating impact on second language (L2) learning (Horwitz et al., 1986; MacIntyre & Gardner, 1991a; Tsui, 1996; Jackson, 2002a; Liu, 2006a; Liu & Jackson, 2008). It is widely agreed that reticent students often speak less and exhibit more negative forms of arousal (e...

Reticence in foreign language classes has long been a challenge for both teachers and students. With the advent of globalization, there is a pressing need for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers to help reticent students develop the skills and confidence needed to take an active role in oral English lessons. This article reports on a study...

This article reports the results of a study of the unwillingness to communicate, and anxiety of Chinese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in English language classrooms. A 70-item survey of 547 first-year undergraduate non-English majors revealed that (a) Most of the students were willing to participate in interpersonal conversations,...