Judith Borràs
@judith-borras.bsky.social
Dedicated to teaching & passionate about research 😍☀️
Particularly interested in International Student Mobility, language learning, and interculturality 🌎📚💬
Member of @CLA-udl.bsky.social
Assistant professor at @udl.cat
#ENISnetwork member
Particularly interested in International Student Mobility, language learning, and interculturality 🌎📚💬
Member of @CLA-udl.bsky.social
Assistant professor at @udl.cat
#ENISnetwork member
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2/4 In “Written Skills Development through the #Erasmus Programme”✍️🌍, @judith-borras.bsky.social & Thais Mena discussed the measures that show improvement in writing as a result of a semester of study abroad
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
2/4 In “Written Skills Development through the #Erasmus Programme”✍️🌍, @judith-borras.bsky.social & Thais Mena discussed the measures that show improvement in writing as a result of a semester of study abroad
An example of a study that only finds development under certain skills/measures is Borràs & Llanes (2022). In this study, @angelsllanes.bsky.social and myself also look into the extent to which students used English and other lang. while abroad to explain results: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Traditional Study Abroad vs. ELFSA: Differences and Similarities in L2 Reading, Vocabulary, and Use
Performing a stay in a country where the L2 is the official language can provide the perfect immersion for L2 development (traditional study abroad). In the case of English learners, internationali...
www.tandfonline.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
An example of a study that only finds development under certain skills/measures is Borràs & Llanes (2022). In this study, @angelsllanes.bsky.social and myself also look into the extent to which students used English and other lang. while abroad to explain results: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Going abroad will not automatically increase people's language skills and we must bear in mind that, to grow our linguistic knowledge, we must use the language: create connections with people that share common interests, with whom to speak, join activities that promote language use, etc.
June 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Going abroad will not automatically increase people's language skills and we must bear in mind that, to grow our linguistic knowledge, we must use the language: create connections with people that share common interests, with whom to speak, join activities that promote language use, etc.
what an interesting topic! While going abroad is often perceived as the best way to increase someone's linguistic skills (& it can!), that may not always be the case. It depends on the skill under study, students' goals and personalities, and/or the social networks they develop (among others)
June 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
what an interesting topic! While going abroad is often perceived as the best way to increase someone's linguistic skills (& it can!), that may not always be the case. It depends on the skill under study, students' goals and personalities, and/or the social networks they develop (among others)