The #GURT2024 team is thrilled to welcome our brilliant presenters and attendees! Get ready for an inspiring journey through cutting-edge research on 'Education Abroad, Language, Learners, and Communities" from scholars worldwide!🌍📚💡#lingusitics#language#communities#Georgetown

#GURT2024's X account is up and running! Tag us #GURT2024 to share your thoughts, experiences, and photos of our event from Mar.1-3rd to get conversations going!

"Exciting insights at #GURT2024! 🎓 Carmen Pérez-Vidal & Zeynep Köylü shared their research on Formulaicity and lexical complexity development in SA. 📊 Fascinating exploration of SALA! #Linguistics #studyabroad

Diving into the dynamics of language at #GURT2024! 🌐 Don't miss the 9:30 session with Irmak Su Tütüncü, Samantha N. Emerson, Jing Paul, Murat Şengül & Şeyda Özçalışkan. Exploring how speakers of structurally different languages learn novel words for motion.🗣️ #LanguageLearning

Charting a course through linguistic and cultural frontiers at #GURT2024! Join Silvia Marijuan & Scott Ferree for a compelling session on Spanish heritage speakers and pre-departure exchanges in study abroad. 🌎🗣️ #CulturalExchange #LanguageJourney

Diving deep into perspectives on heritage speakers and study abroad at #GURT2024! Join Gorka Basterretxea Santiso, Andrea Hernando, Fatima Ventura Ramirez, Caroline Vail & Cristina Sanz for a mixed methods study. Scholarly insights and practitioner perspectives await! 📚🌐

Eager to gain insights into the world of studying abroad in Europe? 🌍 Join the keynote session by Eva Alcón at #GURT2024 as she delves into 'Studying Abroad in Europe: Opportunities and Challenges.' An exploration of the transformative journey awaits! 🎓 #EducationAbroad

Empowering discussions on language proficiency descriptors in the 21st century! Join Meg Malone & Caroline Favero for an insightful presentation at #GURT2024. Discover how they're incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion into the framework. 🌐📊 #Languages #StudyAbroad

Exploring the linguistic and social landscapes of Spanish Heritage Language Speakers studying abroad! 🌐 Join Perla Escobar-Faerber for a captivating session at #GURT2024 about language use and social networks. A deep dive into the multicultural experience! 🗣️🌍 #HeritageLanguage

#GURT2024 Day 2 Poster Session I! Featuring works related to curriculum design, language aptitude, lexical acquisition, and more! Comes grab some gourmet sandwiches and chat with our presenters to learn more! #studyabroad #languageacquistion

Curious about the impacts of individual factors and host country on #sojourners’ #secondlanguage gain and sociocultural gains? Check out Zeynep Köylü & Betül Bulut Şahin ’s research to see the innovative measures they employed to uncover these puzzles! #studyabroad #Turkishstudents

Day 2 Session II poster presentations are on! Come engage in discussions on #translanguaging, #nativespeakerism, development of #intercultural competence, and more!!

Do U.S.-based international students’ self-assessed #proficiency level necessarily their level of willingness to interact with local students? Talk to UIUC experts @angelljtk Summer C Xu to learn more! #diversityamonginternationalstudents

Second day Round Table: a discussion on current issues and the future of study abroad programs, featuring Dr. Christina Isabelli, Dr. Amelia Dietrich, Dr. Jesús Fernández, and Georgetown students Gotanna Andrade, Daniel Stewart, and Leah Metzger. #studyabroad #GURT2024

GURT2024 Wonderful, thought provoking plenary by Uju Anya tonight! 🔥🔥