Intercultural journeys
Subtitle: from study to residence abroad
By: Jane Jackson
Series: Language and globalization
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Basingstoke, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780230527218
Description: "Focusing on the actual experiences of L2 students who travelled from their homes to foreign lands as part of a faculty-led, short-term SA program, the author explores the linkage between intercultural awareness and sensitivity, language development (e.g., sociopragmatic awareness), and identity reconstruction in young adult L2 learners"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-235) and index.
Table of contents: title: Globalization, internationalization, and study abroad; title: Intercultural and global competencies; title: Groundwork for the illustrative case studies; title: Presojourn language and (inter)cultural development; title: Nora and Mimi's sojourn and reentry; title: Lana and Jade's sojourn and reentry; title: New ways of being; title: Cultivating global and intercultural competencies.