Is study abroad good enough for in-country experience in order to reach Level 4?
That depends on the study abroad experience itself. If the study abroad is spent in a classroom with other American students, then it is unlikely that this will be enough. Further, if the student lived in a dormitory or in a complex with other Americans, the chances are that the range of informal experiences will be an insufficient base for higher level study. (In that case, it is unlikely that the proficiency level of the learner will have reached a minimum of Level 3, either, and Level 3 is a base platform for classroom study to Level 4.) Most learners who have reached Level 4 have not only spent considerable time abroad, but that time has had similar characteristics to the time that native speakers spend with their own language. Specifically, most acquired foreign degrees, studying in classroom with foreign peers and in isolation from other Americans. (This does not mean that earlier study abroad experiences which were quite different were not valuable; at lower levels of proficienc
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