Teaching for transformation: converting the intercultural experience of preservice teachers into intercultural learning |
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| Authors: | Roxanna M. Senyshyn |
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| Affiliation: | Applied Linguistics and Communication Arts and Sciences, Abington College, Pennsylvania State University, Abington, PA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Fostering intercultural learning among preservice teachers has become increasingly important. This article describes the results of a three-year study of semester-long projects in which cohorts of undergraduate education majors (N = 41) engaged with first-semester international students and were asked to reflect on becoming involved participants in a linguistically and culturally diverse learning community. The findings reveal the transformative effect of intercultural encounters on future teachers. |
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| Keywords: | Intercultural learning intercultural understanding preservice teacher education transformative learning perspective transformation |
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