• Social and personal engagement and development during study abroad: experiential perspectives from Saudi language learners 

  Almohammade, Nesreen (University College Cork, 2021-02-24)

  This thesis is a longitudinal study that aims to explore Saudi language learners’ experiences in a study-abroad environment. The study investigated their contact with the language, culture and academic life in Ireland and ...
• Language practices and experiences among active and heritage speakers of Romani: a cross-country comparison of Czech and Slovak Roma 

  Plachetka, Martin (University College Cork, 2021)

  This study examines Romani language use, attitudes and identity issues in the context of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Qualitative data on Roma language experiences and attitudes surrounding Romani use, transmission, ...
• Mapping pragmatic competence to the CEFR: a cross-sectional study of L2 English requests 

  McCarthy, Martina Maria (University College Cork, 2018)

  This thesis broadly investigates the development of L2 pragmatic competence of English language study abroad learners at B1, B2, and C1 level. It also tests the validity of the CEFR descriptors for “sociolinguistic ...
• Le théâtre migrant ou la dimension transculturelle dans les dramaturgies de Marie NDiaye et de Abla Farhoud - étude comparée 

  Paire, Roxane (University College Cork, 2018)

  This PhD thesis aims to highlight the emergence of new ways to represent collectivity in the French and Francophone theatrical lanscapes from the early eighties until now. I hereby confront selected theatrical pieces written ...
• Sociopragmatic development in study abroad contexts: the role of learner status in the use of second language pragmatic markers 

  Magliacane, Annarita (University College Cork, 2017)

  With the ever-growing number of individuals who embark on study abroad (SA) sojourns, SA research has become a prolific and well-established area of investigation in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research. However, ...

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