Slipping through the net? Study abroad and student wellbeing.

Time abroad is an obligatory feature of most Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and MFL Joint Honours courses, offering students real-world opportunities for foreign language usage, often in a professional environment, and developing intercultural skills through practice. Students on a range of non-MFL courses may also have opportunities to spend a year, term or vacation period abroad to enhance their studies. Spending time in another country and culture in this way is invaluable – it increases the economic value and personal development aspects of language study, and/or can provide students with specific subject-related or career-related opportunities. More...