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Identity, Politics and Power: Stories of Teaching Language in Quebec

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Language teaching is an inherently political act, and in Québec it is inextricably tied to questions of cultural belonging and national identity. This study explores the experiences of English as a second language (ESL) teachers in French‐medium schools in Québec. Drawing on critical applied linguistics and identity theory, it examines how pre‐
Katherine Hardin, Philippa Parks, Caroline Riches   +2 more
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Beyond fluency: Exploring language acquisition and personal growth of students studying abroad. [PDF]

Open Res Eur
Ramadani R, Sejdiu S, Sufaj V.
europepmc   +1 more source

Linguistic and Cultural Immersion of American Students in Spanish Universities: Implications for Higher Education and Study Abroad Programs

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Direct enrollment (DE) study abroad programs offer linguistic and cultural immersion by allowing students to enroll in coursework at partner universities worldwide. However, there is limited research on students’ perspectives of such programs and the necessary measures for success.
Jillian M. Pandor, Tripp Strawbridge, Javier Muñoz‐Basols   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intercultural Learning and Entrepreneurship

, 2014
Report published in the Proceedings of the National Conference on "Education and Research in the Information Society", Plovdiv, May, 2014 Intercultural learning, knowledge and competences are still widely divergent in the interpretations by academic authors and in the educational and VET programs in different European countries.
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Place identity among Vietnamese women in Taiwan: educational challenges and opportunities for integration. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Lin CF, Shih YH.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Complexity of Expressions of Approval—One Aspect of Relational Practice in Diverse Workplaces

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The majority of workplaces in Aotearoa New Zealand typically include team members from diverse cultural backgrounds, and yet an orientation to majority group norms (in this case, Pākehā) still dominates. In this article, we draw on naturally occurring workplace talk in a range of workplaces to explore both dominant group practices and norms ...
Janet Holmes, Bernadette Vine
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the impact of cultural intelligence on multicultural literacy in university students: a serial mediation model of cultural exposure and cross-cultural communication skills. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Haikuo L.
europepmc   +1 more source

From a Learner's Perspective: Tracing L2 Interactional Competence Development in Video‐Mediated Task‐Based Interactions

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In task‐based language learning, learners have to deal with the challenge of moving the task and the talk concurrently forward. In doing so, they develop sets of task‐relevant, interactional, and multimodal resources. In this study we use multimodal longitudinal conversation analysis to investigate one learner's L2 interactional competence ...
Carmen Konzett‐Firth, Ufuk Balaman
wiley   +1 more source

ICT and learning interculturality

, 2014
Cette thèse de doctorat a pour finalité de conduire une réflexion informée expérimentalement sur le rôle, voire sur la fonction des TIC dans le processus d’acquisition de L.E et sur l’apprentissage de l’interculturalité et l’ouverture à l’autre. Elle vise également à évaluer le potentiel acquisitionnel des élèves en matière de connaissances, de ...
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Headwinds and Tailwinds of Trans‐Speakerism

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trans‐speakerism is a concept rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion that strives to empower all language speakers, teachers, and researchers irrespective of their first languages, cultures, or speakerhoods. The surplus model of trans‐speakerism (based on who one already is and who one can become) rejects the deficit model of native ...
Takaaki Hiratsuka
wiley   +1 more source