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. INDICE: - List of Tables - Preface - Acknowledgements - Globalization, Internationalization, and Study Abroad - Intercultural and Global Competencies - Groundwork for the Illustrative Case Studies - Nora and Mimi's Sojourn and Re-entry - Lana and Jade's Sojourn and Re-entry - New Ways of Being - CultivatingGlobal and Intercultural Competencies - Notes - Bibliography - Index -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-52721-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 20/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés