Spanish Language Acquisition and Cultural Acceptance Benefits of Study Abroad Trips for Fifth Grade Students

Schaumleffle, Eileen

Spanish Language Acquisition and Cultural Acceptance Benefits of Study Abroad Trips for Fifth Grade Students

dc.contributor.advisor	Worley, Jody
dc.contributor.author	Schaumleffle, Eileen
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Lloyd-Jones, Brenda
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Randle, Rodger
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-15T16:34:23Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-15T16:34:23Z
dc.date.issued	2017-12
dc.date.manuscript	2017-12
dc.description.abstract	Spanish language acquisition and cultural acceptance benefits of study abroad trips for fifth grade students looked at the benefits of being bilingual, especially at an early age, and the benefits of study abroad programs. Bilingual education can have study abroad programs as a capstone to the classroom experience for the students. While research is inconclusive about the tangible benefits for teenagers and young adults who study abroad, the study of fifth grade students and their study abroad trips has not been previously measured. This mixed methods research found that the fifth grade students who studied abroad for four or eight weeks returned home with better grades, better second language acquisition, and increased independence in the classroom and at home in comparison to their peers who did not study abroad.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/52928
dc.language	en	en_US
dc.subject	Study Abroad	en_US
dc.subject	Elementary Students	en_US
dc.subject	Language Acquisition	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Master of Human Relations	en_US
dc.title	Spanish Language Acquisition and Cultural Acceptance Benefits of Study Abroad Trips for Fifth Grade Students	en_US
ou.group	College of Arts and Sciences::Department of Human Relations	en_US