Resumen de ‘You can see both sides of the coin’how the pursuit of language skills influencesthe travel experience
This study aims to understand how the pursuit of language skills influences the travel experience ofthose who travel with language learning goals as a primary or secondary motivation. Based on areview of the literature on language tourism and learning through travel, qualitative interviewswere carried out with a heterogeneous sample of participants to capture common patterns intheir experiences. Analysis of the responses suggested that participants’language travelexperiences were influenced by their pursuit of language skills in two main ways: by theircommunication ability in the host language; and by their process of striving to improve theirlanguage skills. This process frequently places them in environments where they could gainmore contact with the locals, and a deeper understanding of local culture
