1st Edition

Interculturality in International Education

By Jane Jackson Copyright 2018
238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

238 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This comprehensive volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the key issues and developments in study abroad research and practice with a specific focus on the intercultural and language learning dimensions of the study abroad experience. Rather than looking at individual studies, the book seeks to capture the full complexity of the language learning and intercultural dynamics of study... Read more

1. Introduction





2. Research Paradigms and Issues





3. Acculturation, Socialisation and Translanguaging





4. Language, Identity, and Interculturality (Fred Dervin and Jane Jackson)





5. Individual Differences and Environmental Factors





6. Assessment and Evaluation





7. Intercultural Interventions





8. Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

Biography

Jane Jackson is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the English Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong where she teaches language and intercultural communication/transitions courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her previous publications include Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication (2014) and The Routledge Handbook of Language and Intercultural Communication (2011).