Dan Dewey
List of John Benjamins publications in which Dan Dewey is involved.
Journal
Articles
2019 Adult second language learners’ social network development and perceived fluency gain in an intensive English program abroad Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 4:2, pp. 168–192 | Article
This study investigated the social networks developed by language learners during 14 weeks of an intensive English as a second language (ESL) program using the Study Abroad Social Interaction Questionnaire (Dewey, Bown, Baker, Martinsen, Gold, & Eggett, 2014; Dewey, Bown, & Eggett, 2012). It… read more
2012 Chapter 3. The development of speaking proficiency of LDS missionaries Second Language Acquisition Abroad: The LDS Missionary Experience, Hansen, Lynne (ed.), pp. 29–50 | Article
In this study we explore the levels of speaking proficiency attained by returned missionaries after spending sixteen to twenty-two months abroad, where they had daily opportunities to speak the languages of the countries to which they were assigned. The missionaries tested for this report speak a… read more
2012 Chapter 4. An examination of the effects of input, aptitude, and motivation on the language proficiency of missionaries mearning Japanese as a second language Second Language Acquisition Abroad: The LDS Missionary Experience, Hansen, Lynne (ed.), pp. 51–88 | Article
This study examines the language proficiency, aptitude and motivation of 44 English-speaking missionary learners of Japanese as a second language. Proficiency was tested using an oral proficiency interview and elicited imitation. Motivational data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed… read more


