Impact of study abroad on L2 pragmatic awareness and intercultural development : a study on L2 Flemish sojourners in Spain

International experience is often assumed to be ‘life-changing’, providing crucial learning opportunities for intercultural development, Second Language proficiency, global- mindedness, and personal growth (Jackson and Oguro, 2018). However, a large body of research has drawn attention to the complexity in the nature of SA and has challenged the immersion assumption regarding intercultural and linguistic progress abroad (Coleman, 2013, Jackson, 2018). L2 sojourners may react differently to intercultural contact and some may develop their L2 competence only to a certain extent (Jackson, 2012).... Mehr ...